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閩語

简闽语 · 繁閩語

Mandarin · pinyin Mǐn yǔ

Min dialects, spoken in Fujian Province, Taiwan etc

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闽: mǐn · fujian province; a river; a tribe
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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3–3 · Min3 yu3

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noun

(linguistics) Min (group of Chinese lects found in southeastern China)
(strictly, historical, now rare) Fuzhounese

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