Fokien
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Proper noun ===
Fokien
(dated) Alternative form of Fujian.
For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Fokien.
==== Derived terms ====
Strait of Fokien
== Spanish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
Fukién
=== Etymology ===
From the Postal Romanization of Nanjing court dialect Mandarin 福建 (Fújiàn), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ]. Compare Portuguese Foquiem, English Fukien / Fuhkien / Fookien, Tagalog Fukien.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈfokjen/ [ˈfo.kjẽn]
Rhymes: -okjen
Syllabification: Fo‧kien
=== Proper noun ===
Fokien m
(historical) Fujian (a province of China)
Synonym: (modern) Fujian
=== References ===