Exmngg Chi

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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-gie 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