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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