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Hokchiu

Hokchiu proper noun: former name of Fuzhou.

Proper noun

Hokchiu

  1. Former name of Fuzhou.
  2. (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Southeast Asia) Fuzhou language (a linguistic variety of Eastern Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)

Noun

Hokchiu (plural Hokchius)

  1. (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Southeast Asia) a person who traces his/her ancestry to Fuzhou or the surrounding region

Adjective

Hokchiu (not comparable)

  1. (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Southeast Asia) of or relating to the Fuzhounese language
    Synonyms:
    Foochow

Synonyms of Hokchiu

Forms of Hokchiu

Proper noun
alternative Malaysia SingaporeHokchew
alternative Malaysia SingaporeHok-chew
alternative Malaysia SingaporeHok Chew
alternative Malaysia SingaporeHockchew
alternative Malaysia SingaporeHock Chew
alternative Malaysia SingaporeHockchiew
alternative Malaysia SingaporeHock Chiew
alternative Malaysia SingaporeHoksieu
alternative IndonesiaHokciu
alternative IndonesiaHok Ciu
Noun
pluralHokchius

Origin of Hokchiu

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

Questions about Hokchiu

What does Hokchiu mean?
Hokchiu means former name of Fuzhou.
What part of speech is Hokchiu?
Hokchiu can be a proper noun, a noun or an adjective.

Words near Hokchiu in the dictionary

  1. Hokanson
  2. Hokansons
  3. Hokchew
  4. Hokchia
  5. Hokchiang
  6. Hokchiu
  7. Hokchius
  8. hoke
  9. Hoke County
  10. hoke up
  11. hoked

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