閩南語
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See also: 闽南语
Chinese
| southern Fujian | speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (閩南語) | 閩南 | 語 | |
| simp. (闽南语) | 闽南 | 语 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): man5 naam4 jyu5 / man4 naam4 jyu5
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mén-nàm-ngî
- Eastern Min (BUC): mìng-nàng-ngṳ̄
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Bân-lâm-gú / Bân-lâm-gí / Bân-lâm-gír / Bân-lâm-ú
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6min-noe-gniu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄣˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mǐnnányǔ
- Wade–Giles: min3-nan2-yü3
- Yale: mǐn-nán-yǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miinnanyeu
- Palladius: миньнаньюй (minʹnanʹjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /min²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mínnányǔ
- Wade–Giles: min2-nan2-yü3
- Yale: mín-nán-yǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: minnanyeu
- Palladius: миньнаньюй (minʹnanʹjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /min³⁵ nän³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: man5 naam4 jyu5 / man4 naam4 jyu5
- Yale: máhn nàahm yúh / màhn nàahm yúh
- Cantonese Pinyin: man5 naam4 jy5 / man4 naam4 jy5
- Guangdong Romanization: men5 nam4 yu5 / men4 nam4 yu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɐn¹³ naːm²¹ jyː¹³/, /mɐn²¹ naːm²¹ jyː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mén-nàm-ngî
- Hakka Romanization System: menˋ namˇ ngiˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: men3 nam2 ngi1
- Sinological IPA: /men³¹ nam¹¹ ŋi²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: mìng-nàng-ngṳ̄
- Sinological IPA (key): /miŋ⁵³⁻³³ nˡaŋ⁵³⁻³³ ŋy³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bân-lâm-gú
- Tâi-lô: Bân-lâm-gú
- Phofsit Daibuun: banlamguo
- IPA (Taipei): /ban²⁴⁻¹¹ lam²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡu⁵³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /ban²⁴⁻²² lam²⁴⁻²² ɡu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bân-lâm-gí
- Tâi-lô: Bân-lâm-gí
- Phofsit Daibuun: banlamgie
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ban¹³⁻²² lam¹³⁻²² ɡi⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ban²³⁻³³ lam²³⁻³³ ɡi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bân-lâm-gír
- Tâi-lô: Bân-lâm-gír
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ban²⁴⁻²² lam²⁴⁻²² ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bân-lâm-ú
- Tâi-lô: Bân-lâm-ú
- Phofsit Daibuun: banlam'uo
- IPA (Penang): /ban²³⁻²¹ lam²³⁻²¹ u⁴⁴⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
- Wu
Noun
閩南語
- Southern Min; Min Nan (a branch of Min Chinese)
- 閩南語語言能力認證考試今天登場，共有1萬3886人報考，創下歷年新高，考生年齡分佈6歲到83歲，還有來自法國、美國、日本、馬來西亞等國的人，也來測驗自己的閩南語能耐。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
- From: 2020, 閩南語認證考試登場 1萬3886人報名創新高
- Mǐnnányǔ Yǔyán Nénglì Rènzhèng Kǎoshì jīntiān dēngchǎng, gòngyǒu 1 wàn 3886 rén bàokǎo, chuàngxià lìnián xīngāo, kǎoshēng niánlíng fēnbù 6 suì dào 83 suì, háiyǒu láizì Fàguó, Měiguó, Rìběn, Mǎláixīyà děng guó de rén, yě lái cèyàn zìjǐ de Mǐnnányǔ néngnài.
- Today the Southern Min Linguistic Aptitude Certification Test was held with a total of 13,886 persons registering for the test, a historical record high. Test takers ranged from age six to age eighty-three, and people from France, America, Japan, Malaysia and other countries came to test their skill with Southern Min.
闽南语语言能力认证考试今天登场，共有1万3886人报考，创下历年新高，考生年龄分布6岁到83岁，还有来自法国、美国、日本、马来西亚等国的人，也来测验自己的闽南语能耐。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 閩南話 (“the Hokkien language”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 閩南話, 閩南語 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 臺語, 臺灣話, 閩南語, 閩南話, 河洛話 |
| Malaysia | 福建話 | |
| Singapore | 福建話 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 閩南話 |
| Hong Kong | 閩南話, 臺語 Taiwanese Hokkien, 福建話 imprecise | |
| Macau | 閩南話 | |
| Taishan | 福建話 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 福建話 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 福建話 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 閩南話, 學佬話 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 學佬話 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 學佬話 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 學佬話 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 學佬話 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 學佬話 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 學佬事 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 閩南話 |
| Quanzhou | 閩南話, 閩南語 | |
| Zhangzhou | 閩南話 | |
| Taipei | 臺語 GT, 臺灣話 GT, 河洛話 GT, 閩南語 GT | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 福建話 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 福建話 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 咱儂話, 閩南話 | |
| Medan (Hokkien) | 福建話 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 福建話 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 閩南閒話 |
| Wenzhou | 福建話 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
Hyponyms
- 福建話／福建话 (fújiànhuà), 臺灣話／台灣話／台湾话 (Táiwānhuà), 臺語／台語／台语 (táiyǔ)
- 潮州話／潮州话 (cháozhōuhuà), 潮汕話／潮汕话 (cháoshànhuà)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 閩 | 南 | 語 |
| びん Hyōgai |
なん Grade: 2 |
ご Grade: 2 |
| kan'on | goon | |
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 閩 | 南 | 語 |
| みん Hyōgai |
なん Grade: 2 |
ご Grade: 2 |
| goon | ||
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
閩南語 or 閩南語 • (binnango or minnango)
- Southern Min; Min Nan (a branch of Min Chinese)
Usage notes
- Character 閩 is normally not used in Japanese and it can't be entered with regular input methods.
Korean
| Hanja in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 閩 | 南 | 語 |
Noun
閩南語 • (minnameo) (hangeul 민남어)
- hanja form? of 민남어 (“Southern Min”)