Etymology

Hokchiu

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Today it means: a person who traces his/her ancestry to Fuzhou or the surrounding region Full definition →

Eastern Min 福州
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  1. Eastern Min · borrowed from福州
  2. English todayHokchiu

From Eastern Min 福州 (Hok-chiu). Doublet of Foochow. See also Eastern Min 福州 (Hók-ciŭ).

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