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Fokien

/ˈfokjen/

proper noun/ˈfokjen/

Fujian (a province of China)

Haviendose suscitado en la Provincia de Fokien una furiosa tempestad contras los Christianos, […]

Synonyms: Fujian

From the Postal Romanization of Nanjing court dialect Mandarin 福建 (Fújiàn), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ]. Compare Portuguese Foquiem, English Fukien / Fuhkien / Fookien, Tagalog Fukien.