Min dialect; Fujian dialect
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Min dialect; Min language; one of the major Chinese language varieties
technicalA major branch of Sinitic languages that includes sub-varieties such as Hokkien, Teochew, Hainanese, and Taiwanese. It preserves many archaic features of Middle Chinese that are not found in Mandarin.
Mǐn闽
yǔ语
shì是
Hàn汉
yǔ语
qī七
dà大
fāng方
yán言
zhī之
yī一
。
Min dialect is one of the seven major Chinese dialects.
Xué学
shù术
jiè界
tōng通
cháng常
jiāng将
Mǐn闽
yǔ语
fēn分
wéi为
Mǐn闽
nán南
、
Mǐn闽
dōng东
、
Mǐn闽
běi北
děng等
piàn片
qū区
。
Academia usually divides Min dialects into Southern Min, Eastern Min, Northern Min, and other subgroups.
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Xǔ许
duō多
Fú福
jiàn建
rén人
rì日
cháng常
shēng生
huó活
zhōng中
shǐ使
yòng用
Mǐn闽
yǔ语
jiāo交
liú流
。
Many Fujian people use Min dialect to communicate in their daily lives.