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Fukien
(redirected from Fukienese)

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Fu·kien 1  (fkyn)
See Fujian1.
Fu·kien 2  (fkyn) also Fu·kie·nese (fky-nz, -ns)
See Fujian2.
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Noun1.Fukien - any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien provinceFukien - any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province
Amoy, Fukkianese, Hokkianese, Min dialect, Taiwanese, Min
Chinese - any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
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The noir stories are fascinating, and while there are examples of Wu plying his detective trade, insights into the gang mentality, brothels, gambling dens and secret societies predominate, as well as the interplay of the various waves of immigrants, from original Cantonese to more recent Fukienese, and their relationship with mainland China and Hong Kong tongs.
Year of the Dog by Feit, Theodore / Reviewer's Bookwatch
President Macapagal-Arroyo stated that one of the country's current priorities is the certification of programmers and the strengthening of math, science and English in schools, A final bonus in the Philippines' language monopoly is the presence of its ethnic Chinese population, which brings the globally spoken Mandarin and Fukienese dialects into the call center.
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Yun-Fat is the gun-slinging veteran Nick Chen who is having problems with a local gang, called the Fukienese Dragons, a violent band of young Chinese blokes who wreak havoc, then disappear.
Too many bodies of evidence make cop flick a gore bore; THE CORRUPTER ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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