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Xiamen was the port of trade first used by Europeans (mainly the [[Portuguese]]) in 1541. It was China's main port in the nineteenth century for exporting tea. As a result, [[Hokkien]] (also known as the Amoy dialect) had a major influence on how Chinese terminology was translated into English and other European languages. For example, the words "Amoy" (廈門; Exmuii), "tea" (茶; [[tee]]), "cumshaw" (感謝; kafmsia), and "Pekoe" (白毫; [[peqhQo]]), kowtow (磕頭; [[khaothaau]]), and possibly Japan ([[Jidpurn]]) and "ketchup" (茄汁; kiQzab) originated from Hokkien. | Xiamen was the port of trade first used by Europeans (mainly the [[Portuguese]]) in 1541. It was China's main port in the nineteenth century for exporting tea. As a result, [[Hokkien]] (also known as the Amoy dialect) had a major influence on how Chinese terminology was translated into English and other European languages. For example, the words "Amoy" (廈門/下門; Exmuii), "tea" (茶; [[tee]]), "cumshaw" (感謝; kafmsia), and "Pekoe" (白毫; [[peqhQo]]), kowtow (磕頭; [[khaothaau]]), and possibly Japan ([[Jidpurn]]) and "ketchup" (茄汁; kiQzab) originated from Hokkien. | ||
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Xiamen was the port of trade first used by Europeans (mainly the Portuguese) in 1541. It was China's main port in the nineteenth century for exporting tea. As a result, Hokkien (also known as the Amoy dialect) had a major influence on how Chinese terminology was translated into English and other European languages. For example, the words "Amoy" (廈門/下門; Exmuii), "tea" (茶; tee), "cumshaw" (感謝; kafmsia), and "Pekoe" (白毫; peqhQo), kowtow (磕頭; khaothaau), and possibly Japan (Jidpurn) and "ketchup" (茄汁; kiQzab) originated from Hokkien.