Hokkien
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Hokkien is a Chinese dialect word corresponding to Standard Chinese "Fujian". It can refer to:
- Min Nan, a Chinese spoken variant, also called "Minnan", "Min nan", "Min Nan" or "Minnanhua" (meaning Southern Fujian).
- Fujian (or Fuchien, Fukien), a province of China.
- Hoklo (ethnic group), an ethnic-cultural group originating in Fujian. There is a large number of Hokkien descendants in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand.
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