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hockchiew
Commonly found variants; note these may range from acceptable alternatives to
non-standard forms or incorrect spellings*.
* Singlish is a largely spoken creole, and as such descriptivism (recording forms that reflect actual pronunciation in spoken language, or as appearing in the linguistic corpus) is more pertinent than strict prescriptivism. Nevertheless, the use of more standard forms (or for words originating in languages with Latin script, such as Malay, accurate to the original spelling) is recommended and encouraged.
* Singlish is a largely spoken creole, and as such descriptivism (recording forms that reflect actual pronunciation in spoken language, or as appearing in the linguistic corpus) is more pertinent than strict prescriptivism. Nevertheless, the use of more standard forms (or for words originating in languages with Latin script, such as Malay, accurate to the original spelling) is recommended and encouraged.
also can:
hokchew hockchiew hokchiew foochow hokchiu hockchiu
Hockchew
→
Hockchew:
福州
buc:
Hók-ciŭ
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- the capital city of Fujian, China
- An Eastern Min (Min Dong) language, also known variously as Foochow, Fuzhounese, Hok-chiu, etc. spoken mostly by people from Hockchew (Fuzhou), China as well as its diaspora
- a person of Hockchew ethnicity, culture, background, etc.
The Hockchews share the Fujian love for soups. But, like the Guangdong people, the Hockchews prefer stir-frying to stewing and steaming.
— 1985 January 6, Margaret Chan. The Straits Times, "Three soups in one hearty meal". p.4
adjective
- of or relating to Hockchew and its people, ethnicity, culture, background, etc; Fuzhounese
We were one of the few Hockchew families who lived in the two or three storey old house in that area. ... In those days, most Hockchew migrants went to Yong Peng or Sarawak, so there weren't many Hockchews in Singapore.
— 2013 September 13, Ang Mui Choo. Today, p.28