Foochow

[ foo-chou; Chinese foo-joh ]

/ ˈfuˈtʃaʊ; Chinese ˈfuˈdʒoʊ /

noun

Older Spelling. Fuzhou.

Also called Northern Min. a dialect of Chinese spoken in and around Foochow.

Compare Min.

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Examples from the Web for foochow

Foochow, the capital of Fukien Province, ranks third among our second-class seaports.
The International Development of China|Sun Yat-sen
Amy and Robert, with their papa and mamma, live in China, in a place called Foochow.
The Nursery, December 1877, Vol. XXII. No. 6|Various
It is certain, however, that the Consul will order all of us to Foochow if news of the situation reaches there.
Camps and Trails in China|Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup Andrews
The Foochow dialect (which is one of the most difficult to learn) is spoken only within fifty or one hundred miles of the city.
Camps and Trails in China|Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup Andrews

He took up the matter with the authorities in Peking in a quiet way and later with the military governor in Foochow.
Camps and Trails in China|Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup Andrews

British Dictionary definitions for foochow

Foochow

/ (ˈfuːˈtʃaʊ) /

noun

a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Fuzhou

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