Zhangzhounese

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The people of Zhangzhou plural, plural-only

    "In addition to the Fukeinese, Quanzhounese, Zhangzhounese and Sanjiangnese, the Cantonese flocked to Japan and established their own sphere of Chinese influence in Yokohama port when the Sino-Japan Recovery Contract was enacted in[…]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Hokkien dialect of Zhangzhou

    "Most varieties spoken in and around Xiamen (Hk: Ē-mûin, Ml: Emoei), Taiwan, and Southeast Asia constitute intermediate dialects with varying inclinations toward Zhangzhounese and Quanzhounese. As Zhangzhou was the chief Fujianese[…]"

Example

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"Most varieties spoken in and around Xiamen (Hk: Ē-mûin, Ml: Emoei), Taiwan, and Southeast Asia constitute intermediate dialects with varying inclinations toward Zhangzhounese and Quanzhounese. As Zhangzhou was the chief Fujianese[…]"

Etymology

From Zhangzhou + -n- + -ese.

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