Hokchiu
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Hokchew, Hok-chew, Hok Chew, Hockchew, Hock Chew, Hockchiew, Hock Chiew, Hoksieu (Malaysia, Singapore)
- Hokciu, Hok Ciu (Indonesia)
Etymology
[edit]From Eastern Min 福州 (Hok-chiu). Doublet of Foochow. See also Eastern Min 福州 (Hók-ciŭ).
Proper noun
[edit]Hokchiu
- Former name of Fuzhou.
- (Southeast Asia, chiefly Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore) Fuzhou language (a linguistic variety of Eastern Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)
Noun
[edit]Hokchiu (plural Hokchius)
- (Southeast Asia, chiefly Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore) a person who traces his/her ancestry to Fuzhou or the surrounding region
Adjective
[edit]Hokchiu (not comparable)
- (Southeast Asia, chiefly Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore) of or relating to the Fuzhounese language
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