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Fuzhou dialect

The Fuzhou language (simplified Chinese: 福州话; traditional Chinese: 福州話; pinyin: Fúzhōuhuà; FR: Hók-ciŭ-uâ [huʔ˨˩ tsiu˥˧ ua˨˦˨] ⓘ), also Foochow, Hokchew, Hok-chiu, Fuzhounese, or Fujianese, is the prestige variety of the Eastern Min branch of Min Chinese spoken mainly in the Mindong region of Eastern Fujian Province. As it is mutually unintelligible to…

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Dialects
Matsu
Early forms
Old Chinese[a] Eastern Han Chinese[citation needed] Proto-Min · Eastern Han Chinese[citation needed] Proto-Min · Proto-Min
Ethnicity
Fuzhou
Glottolog
fuzh1239
ISO 639-3
ISO 639-6
fzho

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Fuzhou dialect

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related to Modern studies · 47
Fuzhou dialect → Aizhen, An Introduction, Archived, Asian Language Publication, CA, Cathryn, Chen, Chuánjiào, Dai, Donohue, Dunwoody Press, English-Foochow, Fangyan, Feng, Foochow Dialect, Foochow-English, Fujian People's Publishing House, Fuzhou, Fuzhou Phonology, Fuzhou-English Dictionary
related to Examples · 40
Fuzhou dialect → Bĭng-guāng, Chiāng, Ciáng-sê, Ciā, Cuòi, Cái-giéng, Cī, Diŏh, Do, Duŏh, Dâng, Dó, English, Fuzhou, Good-bye, Hello, Hiā, How, Huòi, Hók-ciŭ-uâ
related to Studies by Western missionaries · 31
Fuzhou dialect → Adam, An, An Alphabetic Dictionary, An English-Chinese, Baldwin, Bible1923, But, Charles Hartwell, Chinese, Chinese Language, Christian, Dictionary, Foochow, Foochow Colloquial1898, Foochow Dialect, Fuh Chau1870, Fuzhou, Gospel, In, Leger
related to Literary and art forms · 23
Fuzhou dialect → Beilu, Brunei, Chinese, Eastern Min, Foochow Romanized, Fujian, Fujian Province, Fuzhou, Fúzhōuxì, Hok-chiu-hì, Hók-ciŭ-hié, Indonesia, It, Luantan, Malaysia, Min, Mìng-kiŏk, Mǐnjù, Pe, Shouning County
related to Formation · 22
Fuzhou dialect → After, BC, Central Min, Chinese, Coastal Min, Eastern Min, Fujian Province, Fuzhou, Han, Inland Min, It, Min, Min Chinese, Minyue, Northern Min, Proto-Min, Qī Lín Bāyīn, Southeast China, Southern Min, The
related to Loan words from English · 18
Fuzhou dialect → British, Chinese, Consequently, English, First Anglo-Chinese War, Fuzhou, Malacca, Malaysia, Mā-lăk-gă, Nanjing, Qing, Since, Singapore, Southeastern Asian, The, The First Opium War, Treaty, Western-style
related to Name · 16
Fuzhou dialect → Bàng-uâ, Chinese, English, Foochow, Foochow Romanized, Fuzhou, Fuzhounese, Fúzhōuhuà, Fúzhōuyǔ, Hók-ciŭ-ngṳ, Hók-ciŭ-uâ, In, In Chinese, In English, It, Native
related to Status quo · 15
Fuzhou dialect → By, China, Chinese, Fuzhou, In Mainland China, In Matsu, Intangible Cultural Heritage, It, Mandarin, Matsu, Nearly, Qing, Reports, Republic, Taiwan
related to External links · 12
Fuzhou dialect → Chinese, Eastern Min Chinese, Elementary, Five Languages Translator, Fuzhou, Fuzhou Dialect ResourcesEastern Min, Fuzhou Dialect Textbook, Globalrecordings, James Campbell, Matsu, OLAC, Speech
related to Vocabulary · 12
Fuzhou dialect → Chinese, Fuzhou, Gu Kuang, However, In, Jiǎn, Mandarin, Mere, Most, Some, Tang, The

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fuzhou dialect chinese min sandhi language foochow also tonal tone tones fujian words characters eastern dictionary two varieties rimes initial

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Fuzhou dialectDialectsMatsu1.00infobox
Fuzhou dialectEarly formsOld Chinese[a] Eastern Han Chinese[citation needed] Proto-Min1.00infobox
Fuzhou dialectEarly formsEastern Han Chinese[citation needed] Proto-Min1.00infobox
Fuzhou dialectEarly formsProto-Min1.00infobox
Fuzhou dialectEthnicityFuzhou1.00infobox
Fuzhou dialectGlottologfuzh12391.00infobox
Fuzhou dialectISO 639-31.00infobox
Fuzhou dialectISO 639-6fzho1.00infobox
Fuzhou dialectLanguage familySiniticChineseMinCoastal MinEastern MinHouguanFuzhounese1.00infobox
Fuzhou dialectLanguage familyChineseMinCoastal MinEastern MinHouguanFuzhounese1.00infobox
Fuzhou dialectLanguage familyMinCoastal MinEastern MinHouguanFuzhounese1.00infobox
Fuzhou dialectLanguage familyCoastal MinEastern MinHouguanFuzhounese1.00infobox
Fuzhou dialectLanguage familyEastern MinHouguanFuzhounese1.00infobox
Fuzhou dialectLanguage familyHouguanFuzhounese1.00infobox
Fuzhou dialectLanguage familyFuzhounese1.00infobox
Fuzhou dialectLinguasphere79-AAA-ice1.00infobox
Fuzhou dialectNative speakers(10 million cited 1994)1.00infobox
Fuzhou dialectNative toChina (Fuzhou and its surrounding counties) and Taiwan (Matsu Islands)1.00infobox
Fuzhou dialectOfficial language inMatsu Islands, Taiwan (as local language)1.00infobox
Fuzhou dialectPronunciation[huʔ˨˩ tsiu˥˧ ua˨˦˨]1.00infobox
Fuzhou dialectRecognised minority language inone of the statutory languages for public transport announcements in the Matsu Islands1.00infobox
Fuzhou dialectWriting systemChinese characters and Foochow Romanized1.00infobox
Fuzhou dialectis atonal language0.90text

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