Fukienese
[ foo-kye-neez, -nees ]
noun
a group of Chinese dialects, including Amoy and Taiwanese, spoken in Fukien province in southeastern China as well as in Taiwan.
- Also called South·ern Min [suhth-ern min] /ˈsʌð ərn ˈmɪn/ .
- Also Fu·jian·ese [foo-jyah-neez, -nees] /ˈfu dʒyɑˈniz, -ˈnis/ .
- Compare Min.
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