Hokkien

//ˈhɒkiɛn// adj, name

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the Fujianese people. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of or relating to the Hokkien language and its dialects or variants. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Of or relating to the province of Fujian in China. dated, not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A linguistic subgroup of the Southern Min (Min Nan) branch, of the Min branch, of the Sinitic (Chinese) branch, of the Sino-Tibetan language family which is mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of mainland China (Fujian province), Taiwan, and people of Hoklo descent elsewhere in the world, like in Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Southern Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Southern Vietnam, etc.

    "Almost 90 percent of Taiwan's 6 million occupants at the end of World War II spoke Hokkien."

  2. 2
    A linguistic subgroup of the Southern Min (Min Nan) branch, of the Min branch, of the Sinitic (Chinese) branch, of the Sino-Tibetan language family which is mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of mainland China (Fujian province), Taiwan, and people of Hoklo descent elsewhere in the world, like in Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Southern Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Southern Vietnam, etc.; the varieties of Hokkien spoken in mainland China, usually as opposed to Taiwanese Taigi spoken in Taiwan. Taiwan
  3. 3
    A group of Han Chinese people whose traditional ancestral homes are in southern Fujian, South China, especially those that ancestrally spoke the Hokkien language.
  4. 4
    Any person from Fujian. dated

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hokkien 福建 (Hok-kiàn, “Fujian / Fukien”). Doublet of Fukien and Fujian.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hokkien 福建 (Hok-kiàn, “Fujian / Fukien”). Doublet of Fukien and Fujian.

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