Amoy

[ ah-moi, am-oi ]

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noun

Xiamen.
a Fukienese dialect spoken in and around Xiamen, as well as on Taiwan and Hainan.

Amoy

/ əˈ��ɔɪ /

a port in SE China, in Fujian province on Amoy Island , at the mouth of the Jiulong River opposite Taiwan: one of the first treaty ports opened to European trade (1842). Pop: 746 000 (2005 est) Modern Chinese nameXiamen
the dialect of Chinese spoken in Amoy, Taiwan, and elsewhere: a Min dialect

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A statement from Kerr’s mother, Amoy Johnson, was read out before the judge passed sentence.

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My favorite is in Amoy, a Chinese dialect.

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