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Meaning of Southern Min | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A group of local languages of Min Chinese, which can trace their origins to southern Fujian province, China.
  2. Hokkien, including Amoy, Taiwanese Hokkien and other varieties in Southeast Asia.
    broadly
  3. the varieties of Hokkien spoken in mainland China, usually as opposed to Taiwanese Taigi spoken in Taiwan
    Taiwan, broadly

Examples

“To truly complete the journey and discover the roots of Taiwan’s southern Min majority one would have to travel to the P’eng-hu islands (Pescadores) and then still farther west to the shores of southern Fukien and the cities and towns along the province’s east-facing coast, which is where new history of Taiwan begins.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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