Fuhkien

English

Etymology

From the Postal Romanization of Nanking court dialect Mandarin 福建 (Fújiàn), from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/.

Proper noun

Fuhkien

1. (dated) Alternative form of Fujian
   • 1867, Wm. Fred. Mayers, N. B. Dennys, Chas. King, The Treaty Ports of China and Japan‎^[2], London: Trübner and Co., page 244:

     In 1624, the Dutch established themselves on Fischer's I., one of the Pescadore group, in order to control the coast trade of Fuhkien province.

   • 1898, “Inland Communications in China”, in Journal of the China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, volume 28, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 145:

     The main trade route of South-eastern Chehkiang connects Foochow, the capital of Fuhkien, with Ningpo, which has direct communications by water (a few portages expected) with the Grand Canal and Peking.

Further reading

• “Fuhkien” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.