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fukien
Fukien (name) means Another name for the Hokkien language.
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Another name for the Hokkien language.
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Any Sinitic language variety spoken in China's Fujian province, especially the Hokkien or Foochow varieties.
"Other than Cantonese and Putonghua, the three most common Chinese dialects spoken by the Hong Kong population were Hakka, Fukien and Chiu Chau."
— Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong Special Administration Region, 2021 Population Census Use of Language by Hong Kong Population (2024)
"Hakka, Chiu Chow, and Fukien were the most spoken OCDs, according to the by-census."
— Barry Sautman, Today in Guangzhou, Tomorrow in Hong Kong? A Comparative Study of the Language Situation in Two Cities (2021)
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Etymology
From the Postal Romanization of the Nanjing court dialect Mandarin 福建 (Fújiàn), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ]. Doublet of Hokkien. Compare Spanish Fokien, Portuguese Foquiem.
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What is the meaning of fukien?
"fukien" (name) means another name for the Hokkien language.
What is another word for fukien?
Other words for "fukien" include Min, Amoy, Taiwanese, Fukkianese, Hokkianese.
What are the different meanings of fukien?
"fukien" has 2 main meanings: 1. Another name for the Hokkien language; 2. Any Sinitic language variety spoken in China's Fujian province, especially the Hokkien or Foochow varieties.
