Zhangzhou dialect
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The Zhangzhou dialect is a Hokkien
dialect originating from southern Fujian province (in southeast China), in the area centered around the city of Zhangzhou
. Among the Taiwanese who migrated from Fujian province starting in the 17th century, 35.1% were originally from Zhangzhou whereas 44.8% were from Quanzhou
. The Zhangzhou dialect has an intelligiblity of over 90% with other dialects of Hokkien such as Amoy and Quanzhou
.
The Zhangzhou dialect is often simply called Hokkien or Minnan. It is the source of the western terms Amoy
([e˨˩mui˧˥]) and Quemoy ([kim˧˧mui˧˥]).
Hokkien
Hokkien is a Hokkien word corresponding to Standard Chinese "Fujian". It may refer to:* Hokkien dialect, a dialect of Min Nan Chinese spoken in Southern Fujian , Taiwan, South-east Asia, and elsewhere....
dialect originating from southern Fujian province (in southeast China), in the area centered around the city of Zhangzhou
Zhangzhou
Zhangzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. Located on the banks of the Jiulong River , Zhangzhou borders the cities of Xiamen and Quanzhou to the northeast, Longyan City to the northwest and the province of Guangdong to the southwest.Zhangzhou...
. Among the Taiwanese who migrated from Fujian province starting in the 17th century, 35.1% were originally from Zhangzhou whereas 44.8% were from Quanzhou
Quanzhou
Quanzhou is a prefecture-level city in Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders all other prefecture-level cities in Fujian but two and faces the Taiwan Strait...
. The Zhangzhou dialect has an intelligiblity of over 90% with other dialects of Hokkien such as Amoy and Quanzhou
Quanzhou dialect
The Quanzhou dialect is a Hokkien dialect which originally comes from Southern Fujian province , in the area centered around the city of Quanzhou. Among the Taiwanese who migrated came from Fujian province since the 17th century onwards, 44.8% were originally from Quanzhou whereas 35.1% were from...
.
The Zhangzhou dialect is often simply called Hokkien or Minnan. It is the source of the western terms Amoy
Amoy
Xiamen, or Amoy, is a city on the southeast coast of China.Amoy may also refer to:*Amoy dialect, a dialect of the Hokkien lects, which are part of the Southern Min group of Chinese languages...
([e˨˩mui˧˥]) and Quemoy ([kim˧˧mui˧˥]).