Koxinga

English

Etymology

From a Portuguese transliteration of Taiwanese Hokkien 國姓爺／国姓爷 (Kok-sèng-iâ). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔkˈsɪŋɡə/ (Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?)

Proper noun

Koxinga

  1. A Chinese-Japanese Ming loyalist who resisted the Qing conquest of China's southeastern coast.

Translations

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