臺語
Chinese
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): toi4 jyu5
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Tâi-gú / Tâi-gír / Tâi-gí
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6de-gniu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Táiyǔ
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˊ ㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Táiyǔ
- Wade–Giles: Tʻai2-yü3
- Yale: Tái-yǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tairyeu
- Palladius: Тайюй (Tajjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: toi4 jyu5
- Yale: tòih yúh
- Cantonese Pinyin: toi4 jy5
- Guangdong Romanization: toi4 yu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɔːi̯²¹ jyː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-gú
- Tâi-lô: Tâi-gú
- Phofsit Daibuun: dai'guo
- IPA (Taipei): /tai²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡu⁵³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /tai²⁴⁻²² ɡu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-gír
- Tâi-lô: Tâi-gír
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tai²⁴⁻²² ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Kaohsiung, Philippines, Jinjiang)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-gí
- Tâi-lô: Tâi-gí
- Phofsit Daibuun: dai'gie
- IPA (Philippines, Jinjiang): /tai²⁴⁻²² ɡi⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung): /tai²³⁻³³ ɡi⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tai¹³⁻²² ɡi⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /tai²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡi⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
- Wu
Etymology 1
| Taiwan | speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (臺語/台語) | 臺/台 | 語 | |
| simp. (台语) | 台 | 语 | |
Noun
臺語
- (proscribed in Mainland China) Taiwanese; Taiwanese Hokkien (variety of Min Nan spoken in Taiwan)
- 我袂曉講臺語。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
- Góa bē-hiáu kóng Tâi-gí. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- I can’t speak Taiwanese.
我袂晓讲台语。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
- (uncommon) all languages commonly spoken in Taiwan
Usage notes
Proscribed by Xinhua in Mainland China in favor of 臺灣閩南語 / 台湾闽南语 (Táiwān mǐnnányǔ, “Taiwanese Hokkien”), where authorities consider the term promoting desinicization.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 閩南話 (“the Hokkien language”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 閩南話, 閩南語 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 臺語, 臺灣話, 閩南語, 閩南話, 河洛話 |
| Malaysia | 福建話 | |
| Singapore | 福建話 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 閩南話 |
| Hong Kong | 閩南話, 臺語 Taiwanese Hokkien, 福建話 imprecise | |
| Macau | 閩南話 | |
| Taishan | 福建話 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 福建話 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 福建話 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 閩南話, 學佬話 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 學佬話 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 學佬話 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 學佬話 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 學佬話 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 學佬話 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 學佬事 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 下南腔 MD, 下南話 MD |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 閩南話, 下南腔 archaic |
| Quanzhou | 閩南話, 閩南語, 下南話 archaic | |
| Zhangzhou | 閩南話 | |
| Taipei | 臺語 GT, 臺灣話 GT, 河洛話 GT, 閩南語 GT | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 福建話 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 福建話 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 咱儂話, 閩南話 | |
| Medan (Hokkien) | 福建話 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 福建話 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 閩南閒話 |
| Wenzhou | 福建話 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) MD - General Eastern Min | |
Etymology 2
| Tai | speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (臺語/台語) | 臺/台 | 語 | |
| simp. (台语) | 台 | 语 | |
Noun
臺語
- Tai language; member of the Tai language family
Hypernyms
Vietnamese
Han character
臺語: Hán Nôm readings: Đài ngữ