Hokkien

See also: hokkien

English

Alternative forms

• (Philippines) Fookien

Etymology

Borrowed from Min Nan 福建 (Hok-kiàn, “Fujian”).

Proper noun

Hokkien

1. A dialect subgroup of the Min Nan branch of the Chinese language which is mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of mainland China (Fujian province), Taiwan, and by overseas Chinese of Hoklo descent.

Synonyms

• Hoklo, Fukien, Fukienese

Hypernyms

• Min Nan, Minnan, Southern Min
• Quanzhou–Zhangzhou, Chinchew–Changchew

Hyponyms

• Taiwanese
• Quanzhou dialect, Chinchew
• Xiamen dialect, Amoy, Xiamenese
• Quanzhou dialect, Changchew

Translations

dialect of the Chinese language

• Burmese: လက်ရှေစကား (lakhreca.ka:)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 福建話／福建话 (fuk¹ gin³ waa^6-2), 福建话 (fuk¹ gin³ waa^6-2), 閩南語／闽南语, 闽南语 (man⁵ naam⁴ jyu⁵), 閩南話／闽南话, 闽南话 (man⁵ naam⁴ waa^6-2), 鶴佬話／鹤佬话 (hok⁶ lou² waa^6-2), 鹤佬话 (hok³ lou² waa^6-2), 福佬話／福佬话 (fuk¹ lou² waa^6-2), 福佬话 (fuk¹ lou² waa^6-2)

  Hakka: 學老話／学老话, 学老话 (Ho̍k-ló-fa)

  Mandarin: 福建話／福建话 (fújiànhuà), 福建话 (Fújiànhuà), 閩南語／闽南语 (zh) (mǐnnányǔ), 闽南语 (zh) (Mǐnnányǔ), 福佬話／福佬话 (Fúlǎohuà), 福佬话 (Fúlǎohuà)

  Min Nan: 福建話／福建话, 福建话 (Hok-kiàn-ōe), 閩南語／闽南语 (zh-min-nan), 闽南语 (zh-min-nan) (Bân-lâm-gú, Bân-lâm-gí), 福佬話／福佬话, 福佬话 (Hok-ló-oē), 河洛話／河洛话, 河洛话 (Hō-ló-oē, Ho̍h-ló-oē), 咱人話／咱人话, 咱人话 (Lán-lâng-ōe) (Quanzhou, Zhangzhou), 咱厝話／咱厝话, 咱厝话 (Lán-chhù-ōe) (Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)

• Indonesian: bahasa Hokkien (id)
• Japanese: 福建語 (ja) (ふっけんご, fukkengo)
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• Khmer: ហុកកៀន (hok kien), ចិនហុកគៀន (chən hok kien)
• Lao: please add this translation if you can
• Malay: bahasa Hokkien
• Portuguese: hokkien m
• Russian: хо́ккиен m (xókkijen), фуцзяньхуа́ m (fuczjanʹxuá), фуцзя́ньский m (fuczjánʹskij)
• Thai: ภาษาจีนฮกเกี้ยน (paasăa jeen hókgîan)
• Vietnamese: tiếng Mân Nam

Min Nan — see Min Nan

Related terms

• Fujian

See also

• Other branches of Min Nan (limited mutual intelligibility): Teochew (Chaoshan Division); Zhenan Min Division; Zhongshan Min Division; Qiongwen Division; Leizhou Min Division; Longyan Min Division

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Hokkien, nan ⁠