Associations to the word «Amoy»
Wiktionary
AMOY, proper noun. (dated) Xiamen (a city in southern China)
AMOY, proper noun. The Jiulong Jiang river
AMOY, proper noun. The Amoy lect
Dictionary definition
AMOY, noun. Any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province.
Wise words
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