Fuhkien
English
Etymology
From the Chinese postal romanization of Nanjing court dialect Mandarin 福建 (Fújiàn).
Proper noun
Fuhkien
- (dated) Alternative form of Fujian
- 1867, Wm. Fred. Mayers; N. B. Dennys; Chas. King, The Treaty Ports of China and Japan, London: Trübner and Co., page 244:
- In 1624, the Dutch established themselves on Fischer's I., one of the Pescadore group, in order to control the coast trade of Fuhkien province.
- 1898, “Inland Communications in China”, in Journal of the China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, volume 28, ISSN 1007-3167, OCLC 823513257, page 145:
- The main trade route of South-eastern Chehkiang connects Foochow, the capital of Fuhkien, with Ningpo, which has direct communications by water (a few portages expected) with the Grand Canal and Peking.
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References
- “Fuhkien” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.