Tuesday, April 15, 2008

My papa tell me I am Hokkien Lang .... What is hokkien Lang ?



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokkien

Hokkien
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Wiktionary, the free dictionary.Hokkien is a Min Nan word corresponding to Standard Mandarin "Fujian" (福建).

Hokkien may refer to:

Min Nan (閩南語), a dialect of the Chinese language, also called Minnan, Min-Nan, Minnanyu, or Ban-lam-gu; also includes Amoy, Taiwanese, Teochew and Hainanese
Fujian or Fuchien or Fukien, a province of China
Hoklo people, a group originating from Fujian province
Hokkien noodles

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantonese

Cantonese
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Look up Cantonese in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.Cantonese generally refers to people or things associated with a region around Guangdong Province of China.

Cantonese people: people who reside, or have ancestral roots, in Guangdong Province
Standard Cantonese: the mainstream dialect of the Cantonese linguistic family, commonly spoken in Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Macau, and by many overseas Chinese
Cantonese (linguistics): a family of spoken dialects of the Chinese language
Cantonese cuisine: one of the various branches of Chinese cuisine
Cantonese Opera: a type of Chinese Opera from Guangdong
Cantopop: Cantonese pop music

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