Southern Min is one of the Chinese dialects, mainly distributed in Fujian, Guangdong and Hainan. The phonetics of Minnan is characterized by soft, nasal and guttural sounds, etc. Vocabulary-wise, there are a large number of native and foreign words in Minnan. Grammatically, Southern Min has a flexible word order and emphasizes dynamic description and emotional expression. Hakka is one of the Chinese dialects, mainly distributed in Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi and Hunan, and is based on Meizhou dialect. The phonology of Hakka dialect is characterized by turbid tones, tongue tones, tongue-face tones, etc. In terms of vocabulary, there are a large number of native Hakka words and foreign words. Grammatically, Hakka has a relatively fixed word order and emphasizes the description of time and space.

Although both Minnan and Hakka belong to the Chinese dialects, they are different in phonology, vocabulary and grammar due to differences in history, geography and culture.