Meaning of Luichew | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A peninsula in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.
2. a person who traces his/her ancestry to Leizhou or the surrounding area, especially those that ancestrally speak Luichew Min.
   Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
3. A county-level city of Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.
4. Luichew Min (a linguistic variety of Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)
   Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore

Examples

“A few members of other speech groups also settled in Kuching. These included Foochows (Hokchius), from the city and surrounding districts in northern Fukien; Henghuas, from the coastal area of Fukien midway between Hokkien and Foochowspeaking areas; Hokchias, closely related to Henghuas and emanating from a small district between Henghua and Foochow; and Luichews, whose home area was the Luichew Peninsula of Kwangtung.”

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