台语

臺語
Táiyǔ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Taiwanese Hokkien, the variety of Southern Min spoken in Taiwan

Examples

HSK 5
Wǒ wàipó zhǐ huì shuō Táiyǔ.
My grandmother only speaks Taiwanese.
HSK 5
Zhè shǒu Táiyǔ gē hěn hǎotīng, kěxī wǒ tīngbudǒng gēcí.
This Taiwanese song sounds lovely, but sadly I can't understand the lyrics.

Tips

usage
In Taiwan 台语 normally means Hokkien, not the Mandarin of school and television (国语). It is also called 台湾话 or 闽南语, and it is close enough to the Hokkien of Xiamen that speakers understand each other.
culture
The name is debated, because Hakka and indigenous speakers point out that Taiwan has other languages too. A few Hokkien words are known all over the Chinese-speaking world, such as 歹势 (pháinn-sè) 'sorry, how embarrassing'.

Stroke Order

台 tái
语 yǔ