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by randarand97
Fri Aug 30, 2013 6:15 am
Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
Topic: PROMINENT MINNAN (BÂN-LÂM 闽南) PEOPLES
Replies: 59
Views: 423496

Re: PROMINENT MINNAN (BÂN-LÂM 闽南) PEOPLES

Number 21: NAME : LI ZHI Date Of Birth : 1527 born in Chìn-kang (Jinjiang), Chôan-chiu (Quanzhou), Fujian province . DOD: 1602 CHINESE/PINYIN NAME: 李贽 / Lǐ Zhì POJ (PE̍H-ŌE-JĪ ) NAME: - ANCESTRY: Minnan Hokkien from Chìn-kang (Jinjiang), Chôan-chiu (Quanzhou), Fujian, China COUNTRY: Chìn-kang (Jinj...
by randarand97
Sat Aug 24, 2013 10:55 am
Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
Topic: Resources for learning Taiwanese / Minnan / Hokkien ?
Replies: 0
Views: 11664

Resources for learning Taiwanese / Minnan / Hokkien ?

Stumbled across an interesting resource just now: A MANUAL OF THE AMOY COLLOQUIAL by John Macgowan, vintage 1871, annotated by Lîm Kiànhui: http://www.xiangan.cc/thread-71504-1-1.html Lim notes which usages are out-of-date, and gives modern alternatives. Some of his notes are pretty detailed, such a...
by randarand97
Sat Aug 24, 2013 10:54 am
Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
Topic: Translate Chinese Character to Dialect pronounciation
Replies: 1
Views: 10315

Translate Chinese Character to Dialect pronounciation

really urgent and in need of help...my new born baby name is 林正恒 how do u spell it in hokkien dialect....cos i need to register my son name tml for his birth cert...pls kindly anyone know pls help me asap....thks real thks...u can let me know here or by my email francis_lim82@hotmail.com thanks for ...