Talk:Exmngg Chi

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)