Associations to the word «Amoy»
Noun
- Shanghai
- Taiwanese
- Canton
- Peking
- Opium
- Synod
- Mandarin
- Dialect
- Presbyterian
- Missionary
- Pronunciation
- Penang
- Guangzhou
- Taiwan
- Min
- Orthography
- Nan
- China
- Kong
- Hong
- Consul
- Lim
- Chinese
- Kung
- Fu
- Manila
- Port
- Tan
- Pastor
- Pe
- Singapore
- Strait
- Syllable
- Mainland
- Dictionary
- Liu
- Treaty
- English
- Fang
- Burns
- Mission
- Wu
- Douglas
- Swan
- Convert
- Southeast
- Church
- Cruiser
- Gospel
- Harbour
- Plaza
- Coast
- Tea
- Street
- Garden
- Custom
- Unity
- Outbreak
- Congregation
- Rev
- Island
- Mixture
- Philippines
- Southern
- Fleet
- Province
- Behalf
- Tone
- Jurisdiction
- Japan
- Les
- Dynasty
Adjective
Adverb
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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.