臺語

臺語

1. (proscribed in Mainland China) Taiwanese; Taiwanese Hokkien (variety of Min Nan spoken in Taiwan)

   我袂曉講臺語。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
   我袂晓讲台语。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

   Góa bē-hiáu kóng Tâi-gí. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   I can’t speak Taiwanese.

2. (uncommon) all languages commonly spoken in Taiwan
3. (chiefly Taiwan, colloquial, proscribed) any variety of Hokkien, even if spoken outside of Taiwan

   新加坡臺語好可愛啊。 [MSC, trad.]
   新加坡台语好可爱啊。 [MSC, simp.]

   Xīnjiāpō Táiyǔ hǎo kě'ài a. [Pinyin]

   Singaporean Hokkien is very cute-sounding.

   • 2021 June 30, 黃雯犀, “魏妙如唱台語獻父親被說像ABC 許富凱讚有特色”, in 中國時報 [China Times]‎^[1]:

     沒想到新加坡的台語多少錢是「幾鐳」而非台灣的「哇賊錢」，讓賣菜阿姨聽的一頭霧水，最後只好糗用國語直接問多少錢，阿姨還抓著她貼心的教她怎麼講「哇賊錢」，讓她感到非常的「拍謝」。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
     没想到新加坡的台语多少钱是「几镭」而非台湾的「哇贼钱」，让卖菜阿姨听的一头雾水，最后只好糗用国语直接问多少钱，阿姨还抓着她贴心的教她怎么讲「哇贼钱」，让她感到非常的「拍谢」。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]

     Méi xiǎngdào Xīnjiāpō de Táiyǔ duōshào qián shì “kúi‑lui” érfēi Táiwān de “gōa‑chē chîⁿ”, ràng màicài āyí tīng de yītóuwùshuǐ, zuìhòu zhǐhǎo qiǔ yòng Guóyǔ zhíjiē wèn duōshào qián, āyí hái zhuāzhe tā tiēxīn de jiāo tā zěnme jiǎng “gōa‑chē chîⁿ”, ràng tā gǎndào fēicháng de “pāixiè”. [Pinyin]

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Proscribed by Xinhua in Mainland China in favor of 臺灣閩南語 / 台湾闽南语 (Táiwān mǐnnányǔ, “Taiwanese Hokkien”), where authorities consider the term promoting desinicization.

• → English: Taigi

臺語

1. Tai language; member of the Tai language family

• 侗臺語／侗台语 (dòngtáiyǔ)

臺語: Hán Nôm readings: Đài ngữ

1. chữ Hán form of Đài ngữ (“Tâi-gí, Taiwanese”)