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

1. (dated) Xiamen (a city in southern China)
2. the Jiulong Jiang river
3. the Amoy lect

Translations

Xiamen — see Xiamen

a Chinese lect

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 廈門話, 厦门话 (haa⁶ mun⁴ waa^6-2)

  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