Luichew
adj, name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 a person who traces his/her ancestry to Leizhou or the surrounding area, especially those that ancestrally speak Luichew Min. Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
- 1 of or relating to the linguistic variety under Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family and its speakers or people of heritage from Leizhou Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, not-comparable
- 1 A peninsula in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.
"A few members of other speech groups also settled in Kuching. These included Foochows (Hokchius), from the city and surrounding districts in northern Fukien; Henghuas, from the coastal area of Fukien midway between Hokkien and Foochowspeaking areas; Hokchias, closely related to Henghuas and emanating from a small district between Henghua and Foochow; and Luichews, whose home area was the Luichew Peninsula of Kwangtung."
- 2 A county-level city of Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.
- 3 Luichew Min (a linguistic variety of Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family) Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
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More examples"A few members of other speech groups also settled in Kuching. These included Foochows (Hokchius), from the city and surrounding districts in northern Fukien; Henghuas, from the coastal area of Fukien midway between Hokkien and Foochowspeaking areas; Hokchias, closely related to Henghuas and emanating from a small district between Henghua and Foochow; and Luichews, whose home area was the Luichew Peninsula of Kwangtung."
Etymology
From either or both Leizhou Min 雷州 and Hokkien 雷州 (Lûi-chiu). Doublet of Leizhou and Luichow.
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