Fukien

== English == === Alternative forms === Fu-kien, Fu Kien, Fu kien, Fuh-kien, Fuh-Kien, Fuhkien (archaic) Fuhkeen, Fuhkeën (obsolete) Fookien (Philippines) === Etymology === From the Postal Romanization of the Nanjing court dialect Mandarin 福建 (Fújiàn), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ]. Doublet of Hokkien. Compare Spanish Fokien, Portuguese Foquiem. === Pronunciation === (US, Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈfuːˈkjɛn/ (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈfuk.jɛn/, /ˈfuʔ.kjɛn/ (Hong Kong) IPA(key): /fʊk̚ˈkiːn/, /fuːk̚ˈkiːn/ enPR: fo͞oʹkyěnʹ, fo͞oʹjyěnʹ === Proper noun === Fukien (dated) Alternative form of Fujian. (Philippines and Hong Kong) The Hokkien language. (Hong Kong) any Sinitic variety spoken in the Fujian province of China, particularly Hokkien or Foochow varieties. ==== Synonyms ==== (language): Hokkien, Fookien, Fukienese, Fujianese, Hoklo, Amoy ==== Hypernyms ==== (language): Southern Min, Min Nan, Minnan, Quanzhou–Zhangzhou, Chinchew–Changchew ==== Hyponyms ==== (language): Taiwanese, Quanzhou dialect, Chinchew, Xiamen dialect, Amoy, Xiamenese, Zhangzhou dialect, Changchew === Noun === Fukien (plural Fukien or Fukiens) (Philippines) A (member of a) group of Han Chinese people whose traditional ancestral homes are in southern Fujian, South China, especially those that ancestrally spoke the Hokkien language. === Adjective === Fukien (not comparable) Of or relating to the province of Fujian in China, the Fujianese people, or the Hokkien language. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “Fukien”, in Collins English Dictionary. “Fukien, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “Fukien”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “Fukien”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “Fukien”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026 == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === Fookien, Pukyen === Etymology === From the Postal Romanization of the Nanjing court dialect Mandarin 福建 (Fújiàn), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ]. Doublet of Hokkien. Compare Spanish Fokien, Portuguese Foquiem. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈfukjen/ [ˈfuk.jɛn̪] IPA(key): (with nativization) /ˈpukjen/ [ˈpuk.jɛn̪] Rhymes: -ukjen Syllabification: Fuk‧ien === Proper noun === Fukien (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜃ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔) the Hokkien language (dated) former name of Fujian: a province in southeast China === Noun === Fukien (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜃ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔) (colloquial) A group of Han Chinese people whose traditional ancestral homes are in southern Fujian, South China, especially those that ancestrally spoke the Hokkien language (dated) Any person from Fujian === Adjective === Fukien (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜃ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔) of or relating to the province of Fujian in China (colloquial) of or relating to the Fujianese people (colloquial) of or relating to the Hokkien language ==== Synonyms ==== Hokkien Amoy === Quotations === For quotations using this term, see Citations:Fukien. === References ===