also: ミンご
noun
Min Chinese; Min
Refers to the group of Chinese varieties spoken in Fujian, Taiwan, and among overseas communities. In Japanese linguistic contexts, ビンご is the more frequent reading.
閩語は中国福建省を中心に話されている。
Min Chinese is spoken mainly in Fujian Province, China.
台湾では閩語の一種である台湾語が広く使われている。
In Taiwan, Taiwanese, a variety of Min Chinese, is widely used.
From Chinese 閩 (Mǐn), the name of Fujian province and its major river, combined with 語 (language). The reading ビン is the Japanese on'yomi of 閩; ミン reflects the Chinese pronunciation.