Banlaam-guo
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Banlamguo 🔊/Banlamgie (Banlaam-guo; 閩南語; Southern Min speech)
- "Ciaf`ee ioxngciar exhiao korng Banlaam-guo/HQxlQr-oe."
Influence
The Banlaam (or "Hokkien") language can trace its roots through the Tang Dynasty. Because of the widespread influence of the Tang culture during the great Tang dynasty, we find today still many Banlaam-style pronunciations of words shared by Vietnamese, Korean, and Japanese languages.
English | Chinese characters | MTL | Korean | Vietnamese | Japanese |
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book | 冊 | zheq | chaek | cuốn sách | saku/satsu/shaku |
bridge | 橋 | kiQo | kyo | cầu | kyō |
dangerous | 危險 | guihiarm | wiheom | nguy hiểm | kiken |
flag | 旗 | kii | ki | kỳ | ki |
insurance | 保險 | pQfhiarm | boheom | bảo hiểm | hoken |
news | 新聞 | sinbuun | shinmun | tân văn | shinbun |
student | 學生 | hagsefng | haksaeng | học sinh | gakusei |
university | 大學 | taixhak | tae hak | đại học | daigaku |