| 雨 | yu3 | to wet |
| 厦门 | xia4 men2 | also known as Amoy |
| 知名 | zhi1 ming2 | famous |
| 闻名 | wen2 ming2 | well-known |
| 福州 | fu2 zhou1 | formerly known as Foochow or Fuchow |
| 揭示 | jie1 shi4 | to show |
| 得知 | de2 zhi1 | to know |
| 从今 | cong2 jin1 | from now on |
| 布 | bu4 | to declare |
| 公认 | gong1 ren4 | to recognize |
| 常识 | chang2 shi2 | common sense |
| 迄今 | qi4 jin1 | up to now |
| 表态 | biao3 tai4 | to say where one stands |