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福建話

fuk1 gin3 waa6*2

Fujianese; the Hokkien language (Fujian is the Mandarin pronunciation and Hokkien is the dialect pronunciation of 福建)

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 20,400

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

福建話

This word was added by tuan on 12th Sep 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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福 fuk1 fu2 - fortune; luck; happiness
建 gin3 jian4 jian3 - build; establish; found
話 waa6 waa6*2 hua4 - speech; words; sayings

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