Hokkianese (Noun)
Meaning
Any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Hokkianese dialect is widely spoken among the Chinese communities in Southeast Asia.
- Her grandmother was fluent in Hokkianese, but she could hardly understand it herself.
- Hokkianese is one of the major Chinese dialects used in Taiwan and overseas communities.
- He tried to learn Hokkianese to communicate better with his relatives from Fujian.
- Many older generations in Singapore still speak Hokkianese as their native language.