Is Hokkien vulgar?

However, an average Chinese Singaporean would consider it to be extremely vulgar. Some would advise that these are the words that will be referred to the respective authorities (case by case basis).

Is Hokkien considered a language?

Firstly, Hokkien can be considered both a language and a group of languages. Officially, it is one language called Min-Nan (閩南話), or Taiwanese (台語) instead of Hokkien (福建話), which sounds ambiguous.

How common is Hokkien?

Where do they speak Hokkien?

Hokkien is spoken in Taiwan and in parts of China including Fujian Province. It is also called Taiwanese, Min Nan (Southern Min), or Holo. There are several dialectal variants of Hokkien; this textbook uses the variant spoken around the Tainan area, where Hokkien is most prevalent in Taiwan.

How do you say dirty in Hokkien?

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1. (Min Nan, Hakka) dirty; unhygienic.
2. (Hakka) haunted.

Where is Hokkien from?

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Hokkien is spoken in Taiwan and in parts of China including Fujian Province. It is also called Taiwanese, Min Nan (Southern Min), or Holo. There are several dialectal variants of Hokkien; this textbook uses the variant spoken around the Tainan area, where Hokkien is most prevalent in Taiwan.

How old is the Hokkien language?

Do you know that the origin of Hokkien language can be traced back to the language spoken more than 1,600 years ago? “Hokkien originated from Old Chinese (上古汉语), around 300 AD [during the] Jin (晋) Dynasty,” says Michael Jow, a Hokkien language activist and founder of Hokkien Language Meetup in Singapore.

How do you say child in Hokkien?

‘gín-á’ means ‘child’ in Hokkien. To specify the gender of the child, we add ‘ta-poo’ (man; male) or ‘tsa-bóo’ (woman; female) in front; hence we get ‘ta-poo-gín-á’ (boy, lit. male child) and ‘tsa-bóo-gín-á’ (girl, lit.