Word BookShort entry

Amoy

noun/kˌæmfɔːɹˈɑːnɪk/

Definition

any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæmfɔːɹˈɑːnɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈamɔɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈamɔɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌæmfɔːɹˈɑːnɪk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Min Min dialect Taiwanese Fukien Hokkianese Fukkianese

Around the World

Europe

🇷🇺Russian

Сямэнь

любая из форм китайского языка, на котором говорят в провинции Фуцзянь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अमोय

फुकिएन प्रांत में बोली जाने वाली चीनी का कोई भी रूप

🇮🇳Tamil

அமோய்

ஃபுகியன் மாகாணத்தில் பேசப்படும் சீன மொழியின் ஏதேனும் வடிவங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

అమోయ్

ఫుకీన్ ప్రావిన్స్‌లో మాట్లాడే చైనీస్ రూపాల్లో ఏదైనా

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಮೋಯ್

ಫುಕಿಯನ್ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡುವ ಚೈನೀಸ್ ಯಾವುದೇ ರೂಪಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അമോയ്

ഫുക്കീൻ പ്രവിശ്യയിൽ സംസാരിക്കുന്ന ഏതെങ്കിലും ചൈനീസ് രൂപങ്ങൾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

淘

福建省使用的任何形式的汉语

🇯🇵Japanese

アモイ

福建省で話されている中国語のいずれか

🇰🇷Korean

아모이

푸젠 지방에서 사용되는 모든 형태의 중국어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bạn bè

bất kỳ hình thức nói tiếng Trung nào ở tỉnh Phúc Kiến

🇹🇭Thai

สบายดี

ภาษาจีนทุกรูปแบบที่พูดในจังหวัดฟูเคียน

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اموي

أي من أشكال اللغة الصينية المستخدمة في مقاطعة فوكيين

🇮🇷Persian

آمی

هر یک از اشکال چینی که در استان فوکین صحبت می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

aşksız

Fukien eyaletinde konuşulan Çincenin herhangi bir şekli

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What is the primary definition of the word 'amoy'?

The primary meaning of 'amoy' is 'any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'amoy' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'amoy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'amoy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'amoy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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