Hokchiu.
Former name of Fuzhou.
Meaning & usage
Former name of Fuzhou.
Fuzhou language (a linguistic variety of Eastern Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)
Where this word comes from
From Eastern Min 福州 (Hok-chiu). Doublet of Foochow. See also Eastern Min 福州 (Hók-ciŭ).
a person who traces his/her ancestry to Fuzhou or the surrounding region
Where this word comes from
From Eastern Min 福州 (Hok-chiu). Doublet of Foochow. See also Eastern Min 福州 (Hók-ciŭ).
of or relating to the Fuzhounese language
Where this word comes from
From Eastern Min 福州 (Hok-chiu). Doublet of Foochow. See also Eastern Min 福州 (Hók-ciŭ).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.