Hokchiu

English

Alternative forms
  • Hokchew, Hok-chew, Hok Chew, Hockchew, Hock Chew, Hockchiew, Hock Chiew, Hoksieu (Malaysia, Singapore)
  • Hokciu, Hok Ciu (Indonesia)

Etymology

From Hokkien 福州 (Hok-chiu). Doublet of Foochow.

Proper noun

Hokchiu

  1. Former name of Fuzhou.
  2. (Southeast Asia, chiefly Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore) Fuzhou dialect (a dialect from the Eastern Min family of Chinese dialects)

Noun

Hokchiu (plural Hokchius)

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

Adjective

Hokchiu (not comparable)

  1. (Southeast Asia, chiefly Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore) of or relating to the Fuzhou dialect

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