Amoy

See also: amoy

English

Etymology

From Zhangzhou Hokkien 廈門／厦门 (Ēe-mûi).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈmɔɪ/, /ɑˈmɔɪ/, /æˈmɔɪ/, /ˈæmɔɪ/
Rhymes: -ɔɪ

Proper noun

Amoy

(dated) Xiamen (a city in southern China)
the Jiulong Jiang river
the Amoy lect

Translations

Xiamen — see Xiamen

a Chinese lect

Chinese:
Cantonese: 廈門話, 厦门话 (haa⁶ mun⁴ waa⁶^-²)

Hakka: 廈門話, 厦门话 (Ha-mùn-fa)

Mandarin: 廈門話, 厦门话 (xiàmén huà)

Min Nan: 廈門話, 厦门话 (Ē-mn̂g-ōe, Ē-mûi-ōe)

Japanese: アモイ語 (amoi-go)
Korean: 샤먼어 (syameon-eo)

Anagrams

Mayo, Moya, mayo, moya

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