Dictionary

Hokkien en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɑkiˌɛn/ (General-American)
• /ˈhɒkiɛn/ (Received-Pronunciation, Singapore)
• /ˈhok.kjɛn/ (Philippines)
• /ˈhoʊkiˌɛn/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 福建 (Hok-kiàn, “Fujian / Fukien”). Doublet of Fukien and Fujian.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to the Fujianese people.
2. (not-comparable, qualifier:chiefly Southeast Asia) Of or relating to the Hokkien language and its dialects or variants.
3. (dated, not-comparable) Of or relating to the province of Fujian in China.

Forms

Deriveds

Hokkienese

Hokkien en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɑkiˌɛn/ (General-American)
• /ˈhɒkiɛn/ (Received-Pronunciation, Singapore)
• /ˈhok.kjɛn/ (Philippines)
• /ˈhoʊkiˌɛn/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 福建 (Hok-kiàn, “Fujian / Fukien”). Doublet of Fukien and Fujian.

Meanings

1. (plural, plural-only, qualifier:chiefly Southeast Asia) A group of Han Chinese people whose traditional ancestral homes are in southern Fujian, South China, especially those that ancestrally spoke the Hokkien language.

Forms

Hokkien en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɑkiˌɛn/ (General-American)
• /ˈhɒkiɛn/ (Received-Pronunciation, Singapore)
• /ˈhok.kjɛn/ (Philippines)
• /ˈhoʊkiˌɛn/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 福建 (Hok-kiàn, “Fujian / Fukien”). Doublet of Fukien and Fujian.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:chiefly Southeast Asia) A linguistic subgroup of the Southern Min (Min Nan) branch, of the Min branch, of the Sinitic (Chinese) branch, of the Sino-Tibetan language family which is mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of mainland China (Fujian province), Taiwan, and people of Hoklo descent elsewhere in the world, like in Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Southern Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Southern Vietnam, etc.
   • Almost 90 percent of Taiwan's 6 million occupants at the end of World War II spoke Hokkien. 2011, Shelley Rigger, Why Taiwan Matters: Small Island, Global Powerhouse, Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, →ISBN, page 28:
   • The awards celebrate not only Mandopop but also artists singing in Taiwanese - also known as Hokkien - Hakka and indigenous languages, a visible sign of the government's efforts to promote tongues other than Mandarin. 2023 July 2, Ben Blanchard, “Taiwan celebrates linguistic diversity at annual music awards”, in William Mallard, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2023, Asia Pacific:
   • Because Hokkien is the most widely spoken local language (after Mandarin) in both Taiwan and Kinmen, this national language policy – when implemented in Kinmen – resulted in a different perceived language policy. 2020, Tsung-lun Alan Wan, “Language Revitalization and Perceived Language Shift: A Case of Kinmenese Hokkien”, in Jens Damm, Hauke Neddermann, editors, Intercultural Dialogue across Borders: China between Tradition and Modernity, Zürich: LIT Verlag, →ISBN, page 106:
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Hokkien.
   • Under colonial rule, learning or speaking my grandma’s native Hokkien, along with dozens of indigenous languages, was illegal by law. 2022 June 22, Zoe Yu, “Endangered Languages Are Worth Saving”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Jun 2022, Student Editorial Contest Winner:
2. (Taiwan, qualifier:chiefly Southeast Asia) A linguistic subgroup of the Southern Min (Min Nan) branch, of the Min branch, of the Sinitic (Chinese) branch, of the Sino-Tibetan language family which is mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of mainland China (Fujian province), Taiwan, and people of Hoklo descent elsewhere in the world, like in Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Southern Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Southern Vietnam, etc. ▸ The varieties of Hokkien spoken in mainland China, usually as opposed to Taiwanese Taigi spoken in Taiwan.
3. (alt-of, alternative, dated) Alternative form of Fujian.
   alt of Fujian

Forms

Hypernyms

Southern Min · Quanzhou–Zhangzhou · Minnan · Chinchew–Changchew · Minnanese · Min Nan

Hyponyms

Quanzhou dialect · Amoy · Chinchew · Chiangchew · Xiamenese · Xiamen dialect · Taiwanese Hokkien · Taiwanese · Zhangzhou dialect

Relateds

Zhongshan Min Division (Other branches of Southern Min (limited mutual intelligibility)) · Teochew (Other branches of Southern Min (limited mutual intelligibility)) · Qiongwen Division (Other branches of Southern Min (limited mutual intelligibility)) · Longyan Min Division (Other branches of Southern Min (limited mutual intelligibility)) · Leizhou Min Division (Other branches of Southern Min (limited mutual intelligibility)) · Zhenan Min Division (Other branches of Southern Min (limited mutual intelligibility))

Synonyms

Fukien · Fukienese · Fujianese · Hoklo

Translations (32)

nan-hbl 福建話 /福建话 (dialect of the Chinese language) · nan-hbl 河洛話 /河洛话 (dialect of the Chinese language) · nan-hbl 咱厝話 /咱厝话 (dialect of the Chinese language) · yue 閩南語 /闽南语 (dialect of the Chinese language) · vi tiếng Phúc Kiến (dialect of the Chinese language) · nan-hbl 福佬話 /福佬话 (dialect of the Chinese language) · yue 鶴佬話 /鹤佬话 (dialect of the Chinese language) · nan-hbl 咱人話 /咱人话 (dialect of the Chinese language) · yue 福建話 /福建话 (dialect of the Chinese language) · yue 福佬話 /福佬话 (dialect of the Chinese language) · cmn 閩南語 /闽南语 (dialect of the Chinese language) · ru хо́ккиен (dialect of the Chinese language) · hak 學老話 /学老话 (dialect of the Chinese language) · yue 閩南話 /闽南话 (dialect of the Chinese language) · ja 福建語 (dialect of the Chinese language) · nan-hbl 閩南語 /闽南语 (dialect of the Chinese language) · pt hokkien (dialect of the Chinese language) · gur fukkenne (dialect of the Chinese language) · my အင်္ကျီရှည်စကား (dialect of the Chinese language) · ms bahasa Hokkien (dialect of the Chinese language) · ru фуцзя́ньский (dialect of the Chinese language) · cmn 福佬話 /福佬话 (dialect of the Chinese language) · my လက်ရှည်စကား (dialect of the Chinese language) · vi tiếng Mân Nam (dialect of the Chinese language) · cmn 福建話 /福建话 (dialect of the Chinese language) · th ภาษาจีนฮกเกี้ยน (dialect of the Chinese language) · km ចិនហុកគៀន (dialect of the Chinese language) · km ហុកកៀន (dialect of the Chinese language) · nl Hokkien (dialect of the Chinese language) · tl Fukien (dialect of the Chinese language) · ru фуцзяньхуа́ (dialect of the Chinese language) · id bahasa Hokkien (dialect of the Chinese language)