Chimbridge Singlish Dictionary

Hainanese

→

Mandarin:

pinyin:

hǎi nán

English:

from

mandarin

(pinyin)

hǎi nán

island and province off the coast of mainland China, (lit.) 'south of the sea'

english

used to form a demonym or other word for something of a place, country, culture, etc.

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a language with several dialects spoken by the Hainanese people and their diaspora, which is a part of the Min family
a person of or relating to Hainan or its people, ethnicity, culture, background, etc.

The Hainanese people and culture are well known for their culinary contributions to Singaporean cuisine.

cultural