S3-E5 - Local Language Loanwords: A Lovely Hot Pot of Fujianese, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, English, and More

All languages borrow words from other languages. These
“loanwords” often come with fascinating historical backstories,
their adoption the result of encounters by traders, scholars, and
adventurers; and the result of colonialization, as was the case
with Taiwan, 1895 to 1945, when many Japanese words came into the
Taiwanese language. And because the Japanese are themselves such
prodigious borrowers, many of these words were originally from
other languages. Find out why English owes such a debt to
Cantonese, why John loves “tea,” and why Eryk doesn’t want to
“kowtow.” Whether you’re an “obasan” or a “joss-pidgin-man,” we
think you’ll enjoy our look at lovely linguistic loanwords.