The ''Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan'' () is a dictionary of
Taiwanese Hokkien
Taiwanese Hokkien () (; Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-uân-uē''), also known as Taigi/Taigu (; Pe̍h-ōe-jī/ Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-gí / Tâi-gú''), Taiwanese, Taiwanese Minnan, Hoklo and Holo, is a variety of the Hokkien language spoken natively by about ...
(including
Written Hokkien
Hokkien, a Min Nan variety of Chinese spoken in Southeastern China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, does not have a unitary standardized writing system, in comparison with the well-developed written forms of Cantonese and Vernacular Chinese (Mandarin). ...
) commissioned by the
Ministry of Education
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of
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...
.
The dictionary uses the
Taiwanese Romanization System
Taiwanese may refer to:
* Taiwanese language, another name for Taiwanese Hokkien
* Something from or related to Taiwan (Formosa)
* Taiwanese aborigines, the indigenous people of Taiwan
* Han Taiwanese, the Han people of Taiwan
* Taiwanese people, ...
(based on pe̍h-ōe-jī) to indicate pronunciations and includes audio files for many words. As of 2013, the dictionary included entries for 20,000 words.
In September 2000, initial plans to commission the dictionary were put forth by the
National Languages Committee of the Ministry of Education. In July 2001, the ''Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan'' Editorial Committee () was established.
In October 2008, a beta version of the dictionary was released. On 7 July 2011, the first approved edition of the dictionary was released.
The dictionary is continuously updated by the Editorial Committee, and these updates are financially supported by the Ministry.
On 5 July 2018, the dictionary received a major update.
On 1 June 2020,
Flash
Flash, flashes, or FLASH may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional aliases
* Flash (DC Comics character), several DC Comics superheroes with super speed:
** Flash (Barry Allen)
** Flash (Jay Garrick)
** Wally West, the first Kid F ...
was retired in favor of
HTML5 audio
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<audio> element
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for the audio samples.
See also
*
Taiwanese Southern Min Recommended Characters
External links
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References
Hokkien dictionaries
2008 introductions
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