Fokien

English

Etymology

An irregular romanization of Chinese 福建, from its Hakka pronunciation "Fuk-kien" or "Fuk-kian".

Proper noun

Fokien

(dated) Former name of Fujian.

Derived terms

Strait of Fokien

Spanish

Etymology

From Mandarin 福建 (Fújiàn); compare English Fukien.

Proper noun

Fokien ?

(historical) Fujian (a province of China)

Synonyms

(modern) Fujian

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