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Etymology of Hoklo

Borrowed from a southern Chinese lect; compare Cantonese 學佬/学佬 (hok6 lou2), Hakka 學佬/学佬 (Ho̍k-ló), Hokkien 福佬 (Ho̍h-ló). The Hailufeng variety sense is influenced by Hong Kong Cantonese 學佬 /学佬 (hok⁶ lou²).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A member of a group of Han Chinese whose traditional ancestral homes are in southern Fujian, South China. · A member of a Southern Min-speaking Chinese people who inhabit or originate from eastern Guangdong; (loosely) Teochew.

name

Taiwanese, the variety of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan and the native language of the Hoklo. · A variety of Southern Min Chinese originating from the Hailufeng region.

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Borrowed from a southern Chinese lect; compare Cantonese 學佬/学佬 (hok6 lou2), Hakka 學佬/学佬 (Ho̍k-ló), Hokkien 福佬 (Ho̍h-ló). The Hailufeng variety sense is influenced by Hong Kong Cantonese 學佬 /学佬 (hok⁶ lou²).

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