Min Nan - Cultural and Political Role

Cultural and Political Role

The Min Nan (or "Hokkien") language can trace its roots through the Tang Dynasty. Min Nan (Hokkien) people call themselves "Tang people," (唐人, tn̂g lâng) which is synonymous to "Chinese people". Because of the widespread influence of the Tang culture during the great Tang dynasty, we find today still many Min Nan pronunciations of words shared by the Vietnamese, Korean and Japanese language.

English Chinese characters Hokkien Korean Vietnamese Japanese
Book Chheh Chaek Cuốn Sách
Bridge Kiô Kyo Cầu
Dangerous 危險 Guî-hiám Wiheom Nguy hiểm Kiken
Flag Ki Ki Kỳ Ki
Insurance 保險 Pó-hiám Boheom Bảo hiểm Hoken
News 新聞 Sinboon Sinmun Tân Văn Shinbun
Student 學生 Hak-sing Haksaeng Học sinh Gakusei
University 大學 Tua ok (Tai-hak) Tae hak Đại học Daigaku

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