Hinghwa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A prefecture in eastern Fujian province of imperial China, corresponding to the modern-day prefecture-level city of Putian.
  2. Puxian Min (a linguistic grouping of Min Chinese primarily spoken in and around Putian, Fujian, China)
  3. A previous county and present-day county-level city in Taizhou, Jiangsu

Word forms

Hinghwa Henghua Henghwa Hinghua Hing Hua Heng Hua Hinhwa

Etymology

From the Postal Romanization of either or both Puxian Min 興化 /兴化 (Hing-hua̍) or Hokkien 興化 /兴化 (Heng-hòa). Doublet of Xinghua.

Synonyms

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