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		tsing on Jan 12, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tea if by sea, cha if by land: Why the world only ... Just learnt that "Min Nan" dialect can be referred to "Hokkien"

_0nac on Jan 12, 2018 | [–]

"Hokkien" is an approximation of how "Fujian" is pronounced in Min Nan, which in turn means "Southern Min" (dialect/language).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Min

HumanDrivenDev on Jan 12, 2018 | [–]

Singaporeans and Malaysians almost always call the language "Hokkien" - at least when speaking English. "Min Nan" seems like a term only linguists use.

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