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閩南語

简闽南语 · 繁閩南語

Mandarin · pinyin Mǐn nán yǔ

Southern Min, a Sinitic language spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas
Hokkien, the most widely spoken variety of Southern Min

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閩: Look up this written character
南: nán · south; southern part; southward
語: Look up this written character
闽: mǐn · fujian province; a river; a tribe
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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3–2–3 · Min3 nan2 yu3

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noun

Southern Min; Min Nan (a branch of Min Chinese)
(chiefly Taiwan) the varieties of Southern Min spoken in mainland China and Kinmen, usually as opposed to Taiwanese Taigi spoken in Taiwan

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