An increasing number of Chinese youth are picking up Cantonese, which in turn has fueled the dominance of Cantonese in Malaysia. Moreover, many Minnan parents place too much emphasis on Mandarin and English, believing Minnanhua to be a provincial, inelegant tongue.
這種不公平的待遇不但抹殺了其他方言與粵語共存的事實，也讓很多年輕人從電子媒體中學會了粵語，從而加強了粵語在大馬的普遍流行。