Foochow
[foo-chou; Chinese foo-joh] /ˈfuˈtʃaʊ; Chinese ˈfuˈdʒoʊ/
noun
1.
Older Spelling. .
2.
Also called Northern Min. a dialect of Chinese spoken in and around Foochow.
/ˈfuːˈtʃaʊ/
noun
1.
a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Fuzhou
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