Hokkien
The term Hokkien (Fu Jian ; hokkIen) is itself a term not used in Chinese to refer to the dialect, as it simply means Fujian province. In Chinese linguistics, these dialects are known by their classification under the Quanzhang Division (Chinese: Quan Zhang Pian ; pinyin: Quanzhang pian) of Min Nan, which comes from the first characters of the two main Hokkien urban centers Quanzhou and Zhangzhou. The variety is also known by other terms such as the more general Min Nan (traditional Chinese: Min Nan Yu , Min Nan Hua ; simplified Chinese: Min Nan Yu , Min Nan Hua ; pinyin: Minnanyu, Minnanhua; Peh-oe-ji: Ban-lam-gi,Ban-lam-oe) or Southern Min, and Fulaohua (traditional Chinese: Fu Lao Hua ; simplified Chinese: Fu Lao Hua ; pinyin: Fulaohua; Peh-oe-ji: Ho-lo-oe). The term Hokkien (Chinese: Fu Jian Hua ; Peh-oe-ji: hok-kian oe;Tai-lo:Hok-kian-ue), on the other hand, is used commonly in South East Asia to refer to Min-nan dialects.
What does Hokkien mean?
Fujian province
The term Hokkien (Fu Jian ; hokkIen) is itself a term not used in Chinese to refer to the dialect, as it simply means Fujian province.
Hokkien