京族

Mandarin · pinyin Jīng zú

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  1. Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi
  2. Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam
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京
jīng · capital city
族
zú · a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
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1–2 · Jing1 zu2

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  1. Gin people; ethnic Vietnamese; Kinh people

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京族 · Jing1 zu2
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Exact source record京族 京族 [Jing1 zu2] /Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi/Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam/