Fuzhounese
US/ˌfud͡ʒoʊˈniz/
Fuzhounese adjective: of, from or pertaining to Fuzhou.
Adjective
Fuzhounese (comparative more Fuzhounese, superlative most Fuzhounese)
- Of, from or pertaining to Fuzhou.
- Since the early 1980s, Fuzhounese immigrants have been the primary force behind the transformation and revitalization of New York's Chinatown.2013, Kenneth J. Guest, “From Mott Street to East Broadway: Fuzhounese Immigrants and the Revitalization of New York's Chinatown”, in Bernard P. Wong, Chee-Beng Tan, editors, Chinatowns around the...
Noun
Fuzhounese (plural Fuzhounese)
- An inhabitant of Fuzhou; a person of Fuzhounese descent.
- A sixth wave, largely visible to the public, if not to the Fuzhounese themselves, is made up of children born in the United States but sent back to China as infants.2003, Kenneth J. Guest, God in Chinatown: Religion and Survival in New York's Evolving Immigrant Community, New York and London: New York University Press, page 32
- But actually we Fuzhounese are the hardest workers. We are working hard to change the bad impression the people have on us. I am glad I am a Fuzhounese, because we are the hardest workers among all immigrants.2009, Danling Fu, “New Chinese Immigrant Students' Literacy Development: From Heritage Language to Bilingualism”, in Jerrie Cobb Scott, Dolores Y. Straker, Laurie Katz, editors, Affirming Students'...
Proper noun
Fuzhounese
- The dialect of Eastern Min that is spoken in Fuzhou.
- Nine months of intensive Fuzhounese lessons got me only so far in listening comprehension of the local chitchat in Longyan. Once I opened my mouth and needed to communicate predominantly in the national dialect of Mandarin (with a smattering of simple Fuzhounese), phenotype be damned—my foreignness...2010, Julie Y. Chu, Cosmologies of Credit: Transnational Mobility and the Politics of Destination in China, Durham and London: Duke University Press, page 263
Examples of Fuzhounese in a sentence
- Conflict between the Ibans and the Fuzhounese were inevitable as such.2013, Lee Khoon Choy, Golden Dragon And Purple Phoenix: The Chinese and Their Multi-Ethnic Descendants in Southeast Asia, Singapore: World...
- Nine months of intensive Fuzhounese lessons got me only so far in listening comprehension of the local chitchat in Longyan.2010, Julie Y. Chu, Cosmologies of Credit: Transnational Mobility and the Politics of Destination in China, Durham and London: Duke...
Forms of Fuzhounese
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Fuzhounese |
| superlative | most Fuzhounese |
| alternative form | Foochownese |
| Noun | |
| plural | Fuzhounese |
Origin of Fuzhounese
From Fuzhou + -n- + -ese.
Questions about Fuzhounese
- What does Fuzhounese mean?
- Fuzhounese means of, from or pertaining to Fuzhou.
- How do you use Fuzhounese in a sentence?
- Conflict between the Ibans and the Fuzhounese were inevitable as such.
- What part of speech is Fuzhounese?
- Fuzhounese can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Fuzhounese?
- Fuzhounese is pronounced /ˌfud͡ʒoʊˈniz/ (US).
Words near Fuzhounese in the dictionary
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