Chinese (Hokkien) Submitted Place Names

Hokkien names are used in the Chinese province of Fujian and on Taiwan. Note that depending on the Chinese characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those listed here. See also about Chinese names.
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A-chiu 亚洲, 亞洲 (Region) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Yazhou.
A-hù-hān 阿富汗 (Country) Chinese (Hokkien)
Min Nan form of Afghanistan.
Ài-teng-pó 愛丁堡 (Settlement) Taiwanese, Chinese (Hokkien)
Taiwanese and Hokkien form of Edinburgh.
Âng-mô͘-kiô 红毛桥, 紅毛橋 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of Ang Mo Kio.
Au-chiu 欧洲, 歐洲 (Region) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Ouzhou.
Be̍k-se-ko 墨西哥 (Country) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of Mexico, referring only to the country.
Bián-tiān 緬甸 (Country) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of Myanmar.
Bí-kok 美国, 美國 (Country) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Meiguo.
Boán-chiu 满洲, 滿洲 (Region) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Manzhou.
Bo̍k-su-kho 莫斯科 (Settlement & River) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Mosike.
Bú-hàn 武汉, 武漢 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Wuhan.
Bú-kiat Pan-jiōng 武吉班让, 武吉班讓 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of Bukit Panjang.
Bu̍t-lo̍k 勿洛 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of Bedok.
Chè-lâm 济南, 濟南 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Jinan.
Chheng-hái 青海 (Body of Water & Political Subdivision) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Qinghai.
Chheng-tó 青岛, 青島 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Qingdao.
Chhim-chùn 深圳 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Shenzhen.
Chiang-chiu 漳州 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhangzhou.
Choân-chiu 泉州 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Quanzhou.
Ē-mn̂g 厦门, 廈門 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xiamen.
Eng-kok 英国, 英國 (Country) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Yingguo.
Gô-lô-su 俄罗斯, 俄羅斯 (Country) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Eluosi.
Hah-ní-pin 哈尔滨, 哈爾濱 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of Harbin.
Hái-lâm 海南 (Political Subdivision & Island) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Hainan.
Hâng-chiu 杭州 (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Hangzhou.
Hân-kok 韩国, 韓國 (Country) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Hanguo.
Hiong-káng 香港 (Political Subdivision) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of Hong Kong.
Hoat-kok 法国, 法國 (Country) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Faguo.
Hok-chiu 福州 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Fuzhou.
Hô-lâm 河南 (Political Subdivision) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Henan.
Hui-chiu 非洲 (Region) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization Feizhou.
Hui-li̍p-pin 菲律賓 (Country) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of Philippines.
Hui-lu̍t-pin 菲律賓 (Country) Chinese (Hokkien)
Alternate romanization of Hui-li̍p-pin.
Hu̍t-san 佛山 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Foshan.
Iâ-lō͘-sat-léng 耶路撒冷 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of Jerusalem.
Ìn-nî 印尼 (Country) Chinese (Hokkien)
Short form of Ìn-tō͘-nî-se-a.
Ìn-tō͘ 印度 (Country) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Yindu.
Ìn-tō͘-nî-se-a 印度尼西亚, 印度尼西亞 (Country) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of Indonesia.
Î-pó 怡保 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of Ipoh.
Í-tāi-lī 意大利 (Country) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of Italy.
Ji̍t-pún 日本 (Country) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of Nippon.
Ka-lâi 加萊 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of Calais.
Khai-hong 开封, 開封 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Kaifeng.
Kiat-liông-pho 吉隆坡 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of Kuala Lumpur.
Kńg-chiu 广州, 廣州 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Guangzhou.
Kńg-tang 广东, 廣東 (Political Subdivision) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Guangdong.
Lâm-hui 南非 (Country) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Nanfei.
Lâm-kiaⁿ 南京 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Nanjing.
Láu-o 老挝, 老撾 (Country) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Laowo.
Lêng-hā 宁夏 (Political Subdivision) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Ningxia.
Lô-má 罗马, 羅馬 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of Rome.
Lûn-tun 伦敦, 倫敦 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of London.
Ngá-ka-ta̍t 雅加達 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of Jakarta.
Oa̍t-lâm 越南 (Country) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of Vietnam.
Ò-mn̂g 澳门, 澳門 (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Aomen.
Pêng-jiáng 平壤 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of Pyongyang.
Pêng-jióng 平壤 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Taiwanese Hokkien form of Pyongyang.
Se-an 西安 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xi'an.
Sêng-to͘ 成都 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Chengdu.
Sím-iông 沈阳, 瀋陽 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Shenyang.
Sin-kiong 新疆 (Political Subdivision & Region) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xinjiang.
Siōng-hái 上海 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Shanghai.
So͘-chiu 苏州, 蘇州 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Suzhou.
Sù-chhoan 四川 (Political Subdivision) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Sichuan.
Tāi-liân 大连, 大連 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Dalian.
Tâi-pak 台北, 臺北 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Taibei.
Tâi-tiong 台中, 臺中 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of Taichung.
Tang-kiaⁿ 东京 (Country) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of Tokyo.
Tēⁿ-chiu 郑州, 鄭州 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhengzhou.
Tek-kok 德国, 德國 (Country) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Deguo.
Thài-kok 泰国, 泰國 (Country) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Taiguo.
Thaisan 泰山 (Mountain) Chinese (Hokkien)
The Hokkien name of both “Mt Tai” and Tarzan.
Thian-chin 天津 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Tianjin.
Tiông-khèng 重庆, 重慶 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Chongqing.
Tiong-kok 中國 (Country) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhongguo.
Tiông-sa 长沙, 長沙 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Changsha.
Tiong-san 中山 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhongshan.
Tn̂g-soa 长沙, 長沙 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Taiwanese Hokkien romanization of Changsha.
Tong-koán 东莞, 東莞 (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Dongguan.
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