Exmngg Chi

Exmngg (廈門 Xiamen; Amoy) / Exmuii si laam Tiongkog Hokkiexn Serng hayhvoa Banlaam tøextaix ee cidee hux-sefngkib sviachi. Exmngg huxkin u Ciangciw, Zoanciw. Exmngg zafkii ti kokzex bwtaai ee miazhefng høxzøx Amoy; zef si kinkix Banlaam-guo ee hoat'ym. Hiexnzhwsii Amoy kab auxlaai ee Xiamen (Hoaguo hoat'ym) lorng u laang iong.

Xiamen

• Reached by the Portuguese in 1541
• China's main port in the 19th century for exporting tea
• English words from Amoy or Hokkien:
  • "tea", through Dutch thee, from Amoy tee
  • "cumshaw", from Hokkien kafmsia
  • "Pekoe", possibly from peqhøo or peqhoef
  • "Japan", possibly from Jidpurn
  • "ketchup", possibly from køeciab (fish sauce)

See also

• khaothaau (kowtow)
• Exmngg-oe (Amoy dialect)
• Kimmngg (Quemoy)