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閩南話

简闽南话 · 繁閩南話

Mandarin · pinyin Mǐn nán huà

Southern Min, a family of Sinitic languages spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas
Hokkien, major variety of Southern Min

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閩: Look up this written character
南: nán · south; southern part; southward
話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
闽: mǐn · fujian province; a river; a tribe
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect

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3–2–4 · Min3 nan2 hua4

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man5 naam4 waa2

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noun

Southern Min; Min Nan (a branch of Min Chinese)
Hokkien (a subgroup of Southern Min)

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