English
Fu-chou
Fu-chou comes from Mandarin 福州.
- Mandarinmodern福州Fu²-chou¹
- Englishearliest quotation 1990Fu-chou
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern福州Fu²-chou¹
- Englishearliest quotation 1990Fu-chou
Earliest quotation: 1990, Gore Vidal, Maugham's Half & Half: “He practices medicine in the Chinese port of Fu-chou.…”
Every English word from Mandarin 福州
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 福州 / Fu-chou