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闽南话

Mǐnnánhuà

Description

闽南话是中国南方的一种方言,很多福建和台湾的人说这种话。

Minnan is a dialect in southern China, spoken by many people in Fujian and Taiwan.

如果你只会说普通话,可能听不懂闽南话。

If you only speak Mandarin, you might not understand Minnan.

Meanings

闽南话Mǐnnánhuà

Southern Min (Hokkien), a Chinese dialect of Fujian and Taiwan

我奶奶只会说闽南话。

My grandma only speaks Minnan dialect.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    闽 (Fujian) + 南 (south) + 话 (speech), literally 'the speech of southern Fujian'.

  • Nuance

    also called 闽南语; closely related to Taiwanese (台语) and Hokkien.

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