Foochowese
Definitions
Noun. [B2]
Examples
“The native of Canton is a foreigner to his brother of Amoy, not only in language, but in disposition : and the Ningpo man is as far removed from a Foochowese as the man of Kent is from the Highlander.”
“I know⟳ Americans of extensive mission experience⟳ who can preach as long and as fluent a sermon in Foochowese as in English, yet who can no more make⟳ themselves understood anywhere else in China than if they had never crossed the Pacific.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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