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Fujian
(redirected from Fuhkien)

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Fu·jian 1  (fjyän) also Fu·kien (-kyn)
A province of southeast China on the East China Sea and Taiwan Strait. Agriculture and fishing are important to its economy. Fuzhou is the capital. Population: 34,000,000.
Fu·jian 2  (fjyän)
n.
A variety of Chinese spoken in Fujian province, eastern Guangdong province, and Taiwan. Also called Fukien2.
Fujian, Fukien [ˈfuːˈkjɛn]
n
1. (Placename) a province of SE China: mountainous and forested, drained chiefly by the Min River; noted for the production of flower-scented teas. Capital: Fuzhou. Pop.: 34 710 000 (2000 est.). Area: 123 000 sq. km (47 970 sq. miles)
2. (Linguistics / Languages) any of the Chinese dialects of this province See also Min
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6) According to OED, it refers to the Wu-i hills in north of Fuhkien and the tea that is produced there.
Chinese loanwords in the OED by De La Cruz-Cabanillas, Isabel / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies
 
 
 
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