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Min-speaking peoples (simplified Chinese: 闽民系; traditional Chinese: 閩民系; pinyin: Mǐn mínxì) are a major subgroup of ethnic Han Chinese people, speaking Min Chinese languages. They mainly live or trace roots from Fujian, Hainan, Southern Zhejiang and Guangdong province's Leizhou and Chaoshan regions. In the Chinese diaspora, they form the majority of people in Taiwan and the majority of Han Chinese in Southeast Asian countries, like Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The first two countries have majority Teochew-speaking Chinese minorities, whereas the last four house Hokkien-speaking Chinese minorities.
閩民系 | |
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Total population | |
Approximately 115,000,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
People's Republic of China (Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hong Kong, Macau), Taiwan Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Japan, Europe, United States | |
Languages | |
Min Chinese | |
Religion | |
Major religions include Buddhism (Theravada Buddhism or Chinese Buddhism), Confucianism, Daoism, Chinese folk religion Minor religions include Christianity and other religions | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Han Chinese (Eastern Min, Southern Min, Leizhou people, Hainan people, Taiwanese people, Puxian people, Min-Vietnamese people), Ancient Minyue people† |
Subgroups edit
Mainland China edit
Fujian edit
- Min Bei people 閩北人 (Northern Min)
- Fuzhou people 福州人 (Eastern Min)
- Putian people 莆田人 (Pu-Xian Min)
- Hokkien people 閩南人 (Hokkien Southern Min)
Guangdong edit
- Teochew people 潮州人 (Teo-Swa Southern Min)
- Leizhou people 雷州人 (Qiong–Lei Min)
- Zhongshan people 中山閩人 (Zhongshan Min)
Zhejiang edit
- Zhenan Min 浙南閩人 (Southern Min)
Hainan edit
- Hainanese people 海南人 (Qiong–Lei Min)
Japan edit
Taiwan edit
Philippines edit
Brunei edit
Malaysia edit
- Hokkien Malaysian Chinese (Hokkien Southern Min)
- Hainanese Malaysian Chinese (Qiong–Lei Min)
- Foochow Malaysian Chinese (Eastern Min)
- Teochew Malaysian Chinese (Teo-Swa Southern Min)
- Hockchia Malaysian Chinese (Eastern Min)
Singapore edit
- Hokkien Chinese Singaporeans (Hokkien Southern Min)
- Teochew Chinese Singaporeans (Teo-Swa Southern Min)
- Hainanese Chinese Singaporeans (Qiong–Lei Min)
- Foochow Chinese Singaporeans (Eastern Min)
- Henghua Chinese Singaporeans (Pu-Xian Min)
- Hockchia Chinese Singaporeans (Eastern Min)
Indonesia edit
- Hokkien Chinese Indonesians (Hokkien Southern Min)
- Teochew Chinese Indonesians (Teo-Swa Southern Min)
- Hainanese Chinese Indonesians (Qiong–Lei Min)
- Luichew Chinese Indonesians (Qiong–Lei Min)
- Hokciu Chinese Indonesians (Eastern Min)
- Hokcia Chinese Indonesians (Eastern Min)
- Hinghwa Chinese Indonesians (Pu-Xian Min)
Myanmar edit
Thailand edit
- Teochew Thai Chinese (Teo-Swa Southern Min)
- Hainanese Thai Chinese (Qiong–Lei Min)
- Hokkien Thai Chinese (Hokkien Southern Min)
Cambodia edit
- Teochew Chinese Cambodians (Teo-Swa Southern Min)
- Hainanese Chinese Cambodians (Qiong–Lei Min)
- Hokkien Chinese Cambodians (Hokkien Southern Min)
Vietnam edit
- Teochew Hoa people (Teo-Swa Southern Min)
- Hokkien Hoa people (Hokkien Southern Min)
- Hainanese Hoa people (Qiong–Lei Min)
Madagascar edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ de Groot, Jan Jakob Maria (1892), The Religious System of China, vol. III, Brill Archive, pp. 941–942, 1081–1082