Hokkien


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Hokkien /həʊˈkiːn/
noun (pl. same or Hokkiens)
  • 1 a member of a people traditionally inhabiting SE China.
  • 2 a dialect of southern Min Chinese that is also spoken in Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and the Philippines.
adjective relating to the Hokkien or their dialect.
– origin Hokkien hok kian.
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