The sounds of the Taiwanese Hokkien language don’t resemble Mandarin ... creating rumbling sonorous tones that remind me of my dad’s laughter or my mom calling me for dinner, “ki jia buan!” ...

Taiwanese Mandarin, frequently referred to as Guoyu or Huayu, is the variety of Mandarin Chinese spoken in Taiwan. A large majority of the Taiwanese population is fluent in Mandarin, though many also ...

(key): /pʰu³³⁻²¹ (tʰ-)luŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ (Ø-)ŋuɑ²⁴²/ Southern Min (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phó͘-thong-ōe Tâi ...

Opera is particularly loved in Taiwan, where it's performed in the Hokkien, one of the Island's main languages and, as NPR's Emily Feng reports, also has some casting curveballs. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) ...

Opera is particularly loved in Taiwan, where it's performed in the Hokkien, one of the Island's main languages and, as NPR's Emily Feng reports, also has some casting curveballs. (SOUNDBITE OF ...