閩縣

Chinese

Fujian Province (abbrev.); Min a district; county
trad. (閩縣)
simp. (闽县)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

閩縣

  1. (historical) Min (a historical county of Fujian, China)

Usage notes

It was merged with Houguan (侯官) County to form Minhou (閩侯闽侯) County in 1912.

References

  • Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “bân”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, With the Principal Variations of the Chang-chew and Chin-chew Dialects. (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 11; New Edition, With Corrections by the Author., Thomas Barclay, Lîm Iàn-sîn 林燕臣, London: Publishing Office of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 11