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Fu⋅kien

[foo-kyen]
–noun
Older Spelling. Fujian.

Fu⋅jian

[fy-jyahn]
–noun Pinyin.
a province in SE China, opposite Taiwan. 16,760,000; 45,845 sq. mi. (118,739 sq. km). Capital: Fuzhou.
Also, Fukien.
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Fu·jian 1   (fōō'jyän')   
A province of southeast China on the East China Sea and Taiwan Strait. Agriculture and fishing are important to its economy. Fuzhou is the capital. Population: 34,000,000.
Fu·jian 2   (fōō'jyän')   
n.  A variety of Chinese spoken in Fujian province, eastern Guangdong province, and Taiwan. Also called Fukien2.
Fu·kien 1   (fōō'kyěn')   
See Fujian1.
Fu·kien 2   (fōō'kyěn')   
See Fujian2.
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