"Hokkien" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Hokkien is a Chinese language spoken by the Hokkien people, who are a sub-ethnic group of the Han Chinese. It is primarily spoken in Taiwan, as well as in Fujian Province in mainland China and by overseas communities. Hokkien is also known as Ministry of Education romanization (Meyer-Wempe) or Taiwanese Hokkien. It is a Southern Min dialect and is closely related to other Min dialects spoken in Fujian Province.
Examples of Using the Word "Hokkien"
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