adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the Fuzhou dialect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
Foochow
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈfuˈt͡ʃoʊ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /fuːˈt͡ʃəʊ/
name
Meaning 2
Dated form of Fuzhou.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, dated
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name
Meaning 3
Fuzhou dialect (a linguistic variety of Eastern Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A person who traces his/her ancestry to Fuzhou or the surrounding region.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 福州 (Fúzhōu). Doublet of Hokchiu.
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