Southern Min

proper noun

A group of local languages of Min Chinese, which can trace their origins to southern Fujian province, China.

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Min Nan
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A group of local languages of Min Chinese, which can trace their origins to southern Fujian province, China.
  2. broadlyHokkien, including Amoy, Taiwanese Hokkien and other varieties in Southeast Asia.
    1 more example

    To truly complete the journey and discover the roots of Taiwan’s southern Min majority one would have to travel to the P’eng-hu islands (Pescadores) and then still farther west to the shores of southern Fukien and the cities and towns along the province’s east-facing coast, which is where new history of Taiwan begins.

    1999, Murray A. Rubinstein, editor, Taiwan: A New History, M.E. Sharpe, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page xi
    1. Taiwanbroadlythe varieties of Hokkien spoken in mainland China, usually as opposed to Taiwanese Taigi spoken in Taiwan

Synonyms & antonyms

from Mandarin

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Min Nan
Also see
min nanminnanese

Origin

Partial calque of Chinese 閩南 /闽南 (Mǐnnán).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 閩南語 /闽南语, 閩南話 /闽南话
  • 閩南語 /闽南语 (man⁵ naam⁴ jyu⁵)the language
  • 閩南話 /闽南话the language
Chinese Mandarin 閩南語 /闽南语, 閩南話 /闽南话
  • 閩南語 /闽南语 (mǐnnányǔ)the language
  • 閩南話 /闽南话 (Mǐnnánhuà)the language
French Minnan
  • Minnanthe language
German Min Nan, Minnan
  • Min Nanthe language
  • Minnanthe language
Indonesian bahasa Hokkien
  • bahasa Hokkienthe language
Japanese ミン南語, 閩南語
  • ミン南語 (minnango)the language
  • 閩南語 (binnango, minnango)the language
Korean 민남어
  • 민남어 (minnameo)the language
Malay min selatan, minnan
  • min selatanthe language
  • minnanthe language
Polish minnan, język minnański
  • minnanthe language
  • język minnańskithe language
Portuguese minnan
  • minnanthe language
Russian миньна́нь, южноми́ньский
  • миньна́нь (minʹnánʹ)the language
  • южноми́ньский (južnomínʹskij)the language
Spanish min nan
  • min nanthe language
Swedish min nan, minnan
  • min nanthe language
  • minnanthe language
  • sydlig minthe language
Thai หมิ่นใต้
  • หมิ่นใต้the language
Vietnamese tiếng Mân Nam
  • tiếng Mân Namthe language
Cite this entry
APA

Southern Min. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southern%20Min

MLA

“Southern Min.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southern%20Min. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Southern Min,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southern%20Min.

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