Fu-ch'ing
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of Fuqing. alt-of, alternative
"So he bade good-by to Mr. Chiang, and set off for Fokien, his patron providing him with clothes and shoes, and the people of the place making up a subscription for him. On the road he met two traders in cotton cloth who were going to Fu-chʻing, and he joined their party; but they had not travelled many stages before these men found out that he had money, and taking him to a lonely spot, bound him hand and foot and made off with all he had."
Synonyms
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More examples"So he bade good-by to Mr. Chiang, and set off for Fokien, his patron providing him with clothes and shoes, and the people of the place making up a subscription for him. On the road he met two traders in cotton cloth who were going to Fu-chʻing, and he joined their party; but they had not travelled many stages before these men found out that he had money, and taking him to a lonely spot, bound him hand and foot and made off with all he had."
Etymology
From Mandarin 福清 (Fúqīng), Wade–Giles romanization: Fu²-chʻing¹.
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