Amoy

1 9.9

A Chinese dialect spoken in Xiamen and by Chinese communities in Southeast Asia

noun

: Amoy

The Amoy dialect is widely used among overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia.

Examples

He grew up speaking Amoy with his family in Xiamen.
She studied Amoy to communicate better with her grandparents.
Many people in Taiwan speak Amoy.
The Amoy dialect is unique and rich in history.
He grew up speaking Amoy with his family in Xiamen.
She studied Amoy to communicate better with her grandparents.
The Amoy dialect is widely used among overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia.

Synonyms

Taiwanese

vsAmoy

1 7.9

A Chinese language spoken in Taiwan and parts of southern China

refers specifically to one dialect within that wider set

Amoy language

vsAmoy

9.9

A Chinese language spoken in southern Fujian and Taiwan

focuses on speakers mainly in Southeast Asia rather than Taiwan

Hokkianese

vsAmoy

9.9

A Chinese dialect spoken in Fujian province and by Chinese people abroad

is the same dialect but stresses Southeast Asia speakers

Taiwanese language

vsAmoy

6.1

A Chinese language spoken mainly in Taiwan and Fujian, also called Hokkien or Minnan

is a narrower local dialect term used across southern Fujian and Southeast Asia

Hokkienese language

vsAmoy

9.2

A group of Chinese dialects spoken mainly in Fujian province and by Chinese abroad, also called Hokkien or Minnan

identifies a single local dialect rather than the broader dialect group

Compounds

Amoy language

9.9

A Chinese language spoken in southern Fujian and Taiwan

Surface Forms

Amoy singular

Amoys plural

Etymology

Amoy comes from the local Hokkien name for the city Xiamen, which English sailors heard as 'Amoy'. So Amoy became the English name for the city and the southern Chinese dialect spoken by people from there.