"Fooching" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 福清 (Fúqīng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh-postal|-}} Postal Romanization, {{bor|en|cmn|福清|tr=Fúqīng}} Mandarin 福清 (Fúqīng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Fooching
  1. (archaic) Alternative form of Fuqing Tags: alt-of, alternative, archaic Alternative form of: Fuqing
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