台語

简 台语 · 繁 台語
Mandarin · pinyin Tái yǔ

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  1. Taiwanese Hokkien (aka Taiwanese Minnan, or simply Taiwanese)
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台
tái · platform; unit; term of address
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语
yǔ · language, words; saying, expression
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2–3 · Tai2 yu3

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