What does the chinese word "amoy" mean in English?

Question

I work with alot of chinese people and they always say "amoy" to me.. can somebody please tell me what the word means in english?

Answer 1

Amoy is the name of a region in China, where they speak a language of the same name. In Taiwan, this language is known as Taiwanese.

Answer 2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoy_(lingu...

check this out

Answer 3

zfxgo3 is right. Its chinese common dialect version especially those AUNTIE who like to call young people AMOY if they do not know their name.

For example: Ah soh means Auntie

Answer 4

its a chinese dialect isnt it?

i mean its a version of chinese.  this will explain it better

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoy_(lingu...

Answer 5

amoy is some what like Xiaomei, a way of calling a girl friendly.

Answer 6

Bisayan : "amoy" : 'employer'

Hiligaynon : "amoy" : 'employe'r

Ilongot : "amoy" : 'employer'

Tagalog : "amoy" : 'smell'

http://www.websters-online-dictionary.ne...  

Answer 7

It sounds as if they could be calling you  Ã©Â˜Â¿Ã¥Â¦Â¹ "ah mui", literally "little sister". Cantonese Chinese speakers often use that to address young women, especially those they don't know too well. I'm not sure if it would be the same amongst Mandarin Chinese speakers. Anyway, that's just my guess.