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Hokchia

adj · name · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

of or relating to Fuqing Eastern Min

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, not-comparable

Qualifier: Southeast Asia

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name

Meaning 2

Fuqing Eastern Min (a linguistic variety of Eastern Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore

Qualifier: Southeast Asia

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name

Meaning 3

a person who traces his/her ancestry to Fuqing or the surrounding area

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore

Qualifier: Southeast Asia

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History

Etymology

From Hokkien 福清 (Hok-chhian).