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Fukien.

Alternative form of Fujian.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈfuːˈkjɛn/Philippines, US/ˈfuk.jɛn/Philippines/ˈfuʔ.kjɛn/Philippines/fʊk̚ˈkiːn/Hong-Kong
  1. Alternative form of Fujian.

    alt-of · alternative · dated
  2. The Hokkien language.

    Hong-Kong · Philippines
  3. any Sinitic variety spoken in the Fujian province of China, particularly Hokkien or Foochow varieties.

    Hong-Kong
Where this word comes from

From the Postal Romanization of the Nanjing court dialect Mandarin 福建 (Fújiàn), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ]. Doublet of Hokkien. Compare Spanish Fokien, Portuguese Foquiem.

noun/ˈfuːˈkjɛn/Philippines, US/ˈfuk.jɛn/Philippines/ˈfuʔ.kjɛn/Philippines/fʊk̚ˈkiːn/Hong-Kong
  1. A (member of a) group of Han Chinese people whose traditional ancestral homes are in southern Fujian, South China, especially those that ancestrally spoke the Hokkien language.

    Philippines
Where this word comes from

From the Postal Romanization of the Nanjing court dialect Mandarin 福建 (Fújiàn), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ]. Doublet of Hokkien. Compare Spanish Fokien, Portuguese Foquiem.

adj/ˈfuːˈkjɛn/Philippines, US/ˈfuk.jɛn/Philippines/ˈfuʔ.kjɛn/Philippines/fʊk̚ˈkiːn/Hong-Kong
  1. Of or relating to the province of Fujian in China, the Fujianese people, or the Hokkien language.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From the Postal Romanization of the Nanjing court dialect Mandarin 福建 (Fújiàn), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ]. Doublet of Hokkien. Compare Spanish Fokien, Portuguese Foquiem.

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