Ah-bin wrote:
ARRRGGH! This never fails to annoy me. Where is this mythical "Standard Hokkien" people are always mentioning? To have a standard, something must be standardised. Taiwanese Hokkien, with the backing of the ROC government, is the only variety of Hokkien that is even coming close to being standardised.
Even then, when I ask my Taiwanese friends (I am currently studying in Taipei btw) whether they say ke1-nng7 or koe1-nng7, sio2-be7 or sio2-moai7, etc. they all say that either is acceptable. So if there is a standard, it is a very loose one. And then you get people in Gilan who say ke1-nui7, just as in Penang...