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ˈhɒkiɛn / HOK-ee-en
- Hokkien (/ ˈhɒkiɛn / HOK-ee-en, US also / ˈhoʊkiɛn / HOH-kee-en) is a variety of the Southern Min languages, native to and originating from the Minnan region, in the southeastern part of Fujian in southeastern mainland China.
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Best viewed with Google Chrome. There are two ways to write Hokkien. 1. Chinese characters. 2. Roman characters. Like all other vernacular Chinese languages such as Mandarin or Cantonese, written Hokkien was inconsistent, due to a lack of official recognition. This is because only Classical Chinese was recognised by the imperial courts.
Hokkien, a variety of Chinese that forms part of the Southern Min family and is spoken in Southeastern China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, does not have a unitary standardized writing system, in comparison with the well-developed written forms of Cantonese and Standard Chinese (Mandarin).
- Ai and Mai. These are your most basic words. Ai, means “want”. Whereas, Mai, means “don’t want”. So, in future, if you’re bombarded with a sentence in Hokkien and you’re not sure, just say Mai and spare yourself the embarrassment.
- Ai Mai? You’ve probably heard or even used it before. Ai Mai, a combination of the previous 2 words, is usually used as a question to ask if you want something or not?
- Chut Mng. Chut Mng is a term that’s used by the older generation that means “heading out” or “going out”. Example: “Ah boy, where you going? Everyday see you chut mng, you think my house is hotel is it?”
- Tit Toh. Stop giggling. Tit Toh is somewhat similar to Chut Mng, but its meaning is closer to “jalan jalan” or going out to have fun. Example: “Everyday chut mng tit toh, you a lot of money to spend is it?”
Dec 24, 2019 · Writing and Pronouncing Hokkien. Last Updated: June 14, 2023 • Published December 24, 2019 • By Ryan from LingoNomad. Being a primarily spoken language with various dialects, Hokkien has no standard, universal romanization across the regions it is spoken.
These standard Chinese characters for writing Taiwanese Hokkien are now taught in schools in Taiwan. Latin script. Hokkien can be written in the Latin script using one of several systems.
Hokkien Imji (漳泉音字) is a way to write Hokkien with Korean Hangeul. It can be used for mainstream dialects including Amoy, Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, Taiwanese, and Southeast Asian Hokkien. It was created by Lee Chun Hoe, and was first published in July 2020 on 閩人閩語, a Facebook group for the Hokkien language community.
Welcome to r/HokkienLanguage, the place to learn and discuss the Hokkien language 福建話·泉漳話·閩南話·廈語 Hokkien is usually considered to be the speeches of the cities of Choân-chiu (Quanzhou) and Chiang-chiu (Zhangzhou) in China along with their daughter varieties including Amoynese (Xiamen), Singapore, Malaysian, Indonesian Hokkien, Lán-nâng ōe (Philippines) as well as ...
