Had my first early #Christmas get-together on Saturday evening. The closer to Christmas, the busier people are, and the worse traffic gets. So we like to be early. 🤪

'Twas a lovely evening. 😊
I learned something new!

Mi-sòaⁿ Chhin / 麵線親 / 面线亲

I'm translating it as "noodle relative/s". 😄 It's about relations like in #SixDegrees but with some relatives in the [thin] connecting threads. #Chinese #Fujian #Minnan #Hokkien #family

Do you folks have a similar thing in your #language? 😃

Taiwanese and the Roman Alphabet

"One of the first challenges of learning Taiwanese Hokkien is how to read it...." #Chinese #Taiwan #Hokkien

http://nembutsu.cc/2025/09/19/taiwanese-and-the-roman-alphabet/

Taiwanese and the Roman Alphabet

“One of the first challenges of learning Taiwanese Hokkien is how to read it….” #Chinese #Taiwan #Hokkien

Gleanings in Buddha-Fields

Wiki :
> … Le #hokkien taïwanais est l'une des langues nationales de Taïwan. Le hokkien est également largement parlé au sein de la diaspora chinoise d'outre-mer à Singapour, en Malaisie, aux Philippines, en Indonésie, au Cambodge, en Birmanie, à Hong Kong, en Thaïlande, au Brunei, au Viêt Nam et ailleurs dans le monde.

PR : https://g0v.social/@Yoxem/115180338648377850

鯖魚蒜末貓 (@Yoxem@g0v.social)

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/34923 不知道有誰可以協助merge這個pull request #Mastodon #l10n

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The desert decides if it was a #hokkien or #teochew dinner
@dlupham
You said: "What is so different about the Taiwanese dialect of Hokkien that it needs a different name?" I gave you direct answers with the examples of #Québecois (which uses a different name from #French 🇫🇷) and #Taiwanese 🇳🇫 which contains many words not used in #Hokkien 🇨🇳 (Does #Cockney deserve its own name?), and you're still not satisified.
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@focus_taiwan_en
If "#Hokkien" is "commonly known as #Taiwanese," why don't you just call it that?
#福佬語
#Tâigí
#台語
#WordsDoMeanThings
#Taiwanese #Taigi #Hokkien phrase of the week
sī-ui ūn-tōng (TRS)
sī-ui ūn-tōng (POJ)
示威運動
demonstration, protest march
This was during my first visit to Taiwan in 1989. Connecting with my Taiwanese roots meant street protests against fascists.
#Taiwanese #Taigi #Hokkien phrase of the week
khang-khang pān-kong-tshù (TRS)
khang-khang pān-kong-chhù (POJ)
空空的辦公處
Empty office
During covid, I spent a day at my office expecting zombies to attack.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKKSNRKOklB
Tim Chng (莊騰程) on Instagram: "#Taiwanese #Taigi #Hokkien phrase of the week khang-khang pān-kong-tshù (TRS) khang-khang pān-kong-chhù (POJ) 空空的辦公處 Empty office During covid, I spent a day at my office expecting zombies to attack."

1 likes, 0 comments - chngthengteng on May 27, 2025: "#Taiwanese #Taigi #Hokkien phrase of the week khang-khang pān-kong-tshù (TRS) khang-khang pān-kong-chhù (POJ) 空空的辦公處 Empty office During covid, I spent a day at my office expecting zombies to attack.".

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#Taiwanese #Hokkien #Taigi phrase of the week
pháinn lâng (TRS)
pháiⁿ lâng (POJ)
歹人
Bad people
This map shows the PRC military movements around Taiwan for just the month of April, 2025
https://x.com/detresfa_/status/1918281039853830475
Damien Symon (@detresfa_) on X

With China’s STRAIT THUNDER-2025A drills playing out a containment scenario around Taiwan, April 2025 witnessed an uptick in PLA activity around the island nation, here is a graphic that encapsulates all reported activity

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