English
Hoifung
Hoifung comes from Cantonese 海豐.
- Cantonesemodern海豐hoi² fung¹
- Englishearliest quotation 1895Hoifung
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern海豐hoi² fung¹
- Englishearliest quotation 1895Hoifung
Earliest quotation: 1895, E. J. Eitel, London: Luzac & Company: “The capture, by the Taipings, of the Hoifung and…”
Every English word from Cantonese 海豐
Today it means
name Synonym of Haifeng: the Cantonese-derived name.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 海豐 / Hoifung