As proper nouns the difference between taiwan and hokkien
is that taiwan is common name for a country in East Asia. Official name: Republic of China, Its de facto capital is Taipei while Hokkien is a dialect subgroup of the Min Nan branch of the Chinese language which is mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of mainland China, Fujian, in Taiwan, by the Chinese minorities in Southeast Asia and by many overseas Chinese worldwide.
taiwan
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Common name for a country in East Asia. Official name: Republic of China, Its de facto capital is Taipei.
An island off the coast of mainland China, also known as Formosa since 16th century.
A claimed province of the People's Republic of China
Derived terms
* Taiwanese
Usage notes
Taiwan'' and ''Taiwanese are both widely used as attributives, e.g. Taiwan/Taiwanese culture, the Taiwan/Taiwanese government, Taiwan/Taiwanese food, etc.
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Anagrams
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hokkien
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Proper noun
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a dialect subgroup of the Min Nan branch of the Chinese language which is mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of mainland China, Fujian, in Taiwan, by the Chinese minorities in Southeast Asia and by many overseas Chinese worldwide.
Synonyms
* Min Nan, Minnan, Southern Min, Hoklo, and Taiwanese
See also
* Other branches of Min Nan (limited mutual intelligibility): Teochew (Chaoshan Division); Zhenan Min Division; Zhongshan Min Division; Qiongwen Division; Leizhou Min Division; Longyan Min Division
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