Quanzhounese

English

Etymology

From Quanzhou +‎ -n- +‎ -ese.

Noun

Quanzhounese (plural Quanzhounese)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) A person from Quanzhou.
    • 2008, David Leffman, Rough Guide to China (Rough Guides)‎, 5th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 543:
      According to Chinese government statistics, there are more than two million Quanzhounese living abroad today - which compares to just half a million remaining in the entire municipal area.
    • 2006, Cai Guo-Qiang, Guoqiang Cai, Bunker Museum of Contemporary Art, Kinmen Island: A Permanent Sanctuary for Art in a Demilitarized Zone:
      I, a Quanzhounese, am half Kinmenese as well. In the past two to three years, I've been here nine times. Every trip to Taipei was for coming to Kinmen. […]
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