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唐人

Mandarin · pinyin táng rén

Meanings

  1. (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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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 3 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tong4 jan4

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

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noun · Etymology 1

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

noun · Etymology 2

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

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