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A·moy 1

 (ä-moi′)
See Xiamen1.

A·moy 2

 (ä-moi′, ə-moi′)
n.
The variety of Chinese spoken in and around the city of Xiamen in Fujian province in southeast China. Also called Xiamen.
[After Amoy (Xiamen).]

Amoy

(əˈmɔɪ)
n
1. (Placename) a port in SE China, in Fujian province on Amoy Island, at the mouth of the Jiulong River opposite Taiwan: one of the first treaty ports opened to European trade (1842). Pop: 746 000 (2005 est). Modern Chinese name: Xiamen
2. (Languages) the dialect of Chinese spoken in Amoy, Taiwan, and elsewhere: a Min dialect

Xia•men

(ˈʃyɑˈmœn)

also Hsiamen



n.
1. an island near the Chinese mainland in the Taiwan Strait.
2. a seaport on this island. 507,390.
Also called Amoy.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Amoy - any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien provinceAmoy - any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province
Fukien, 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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She was just trying to impress upon her mind that Amoy was two hundred and eighty miles from Hong Kong, when Fun came scuffling back, bearing what she thought was a small sword, till he unfurled an immense fan, and presented it with a string of Chinese compliments, the meaning of which would have amused her even more than the sound, if she could have understood it.
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It was found in the banks of the Amoy River in southern China and is remarkable in having every characteristic of the carbuncle, save that it is blue in shade instead of ruby red.
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