The story
- Hokkien · borrowed from福建“Fujian / Fukien”
- English todayHokkien
Borrowed from Hokkien 福建 (Hok-kiàn, “Fujian / Fukien”). Doublet of Fukien and Fujian.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hokkien
Today it means: A group of Han Chinese people whose traditional ancestral homes are in southern Fujian, South China, especially those that ancestrally spoke the Hokkien language. Full definition →
Hokkien 福建