Henghua

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Etymology

From Hokkien 興化兴化 (Heng-hòa). Doublet of Xinghua.

Proper noun

Henghua

  1. (Southeast Asia, chiefly Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia) Alternative form of Hinghwa

Noun

Henghua (plural Henghuas)

  1. (Southeast Asia, chiefly Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia) a person who traces his/her ancestry to Putian or the surrounding region
    • 2009, Philip A. Kuhn, Chinese Among Others: Emigration in Modern Times, Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 48:
      Apparently, a Henghua immigrant named Yeow in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, who had apprenticed himself to an agent for British cycles, learned the business thoroughly, left his employer, and established his own shop. Inevitably, his own (Henghua) employees hived off likewise so that within half a century the Henghua had established thousands of bicycle shops in Singapore, Malaya, and Indonesia. In Singapore, the Henghua were joined by Henghua-speaking Hokchia who later branched out into spare-parts, motorcycle, trishaw, and taxicab business.

Adjective

Henghua (not comparable)

  1. (Southeast Asia, chiefly Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia) of or relating to Puxian Min of Min Chinese of the Sinitic family
    • 1983 December, T'IEN Ju-K'ang, “The Chinese of Sarawak: Thirty Years of Change”, in Southeast Asian Studies, volume 21, number 3, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 April 2019, page 280:
      Road development greatly motivated the Henghua people to expand their control of the transport business, with which no other dialect group was believed to be familiar.
    • 2016 November 4, Samantha Khor, “The Origins Of The Hokkien, Cantonese, And Other Chinese Dialect Groups In Malaysia”, in SAYS.com, archived from the original on November 7, 2017:
      Originally from Henan, the Henghua people migrated to Putian, part of the Fujian province after the civil war before coming to Malaysia.
    • 2017 April 6, Toh Wen Li, “At a loss for words? Try Henghua”, in The Straits Times, archived from the original on April 6, 2017:
      "It seems Henghua people have all the while been very proud," Mr Lim said, noting that this pride might come from their long association with scholarly achievement.[...]"I think youngsters are getting interested in nostalgia, and heritage food," said Mr Ho, who remembers watching Henghua puppet shows outside the restaurant when it was still located in Sungei Road.

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