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唐人

Mandarin · pinyin táng rén

(used in overseas Cantonese communities) Chinese person

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唐: táng · Tang dynasty; Chinese
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else

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2–2 · tang2 ren2

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tong4 jan4

Cantonese word readings for 唐人. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun · Etymology 1

someone from the Tang Dynasty
(by extension) Chinese people in general; person of Chinese descent

noun · Etymology 2

(Internet slang, derogatory) fool; absurdity; idiot; retard

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