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土人

Mandarin · pinyin tǔ rén

native
aborigine
clay figure

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土: tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else

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3–2 · tu3 ren2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tou2 jan4

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noun · Etymology 1

(possibly slightly derogatory) native; aborigine; aboriginal person; indigenous person
clay sculpture of a human figure
(Hokkien, figurative) vulgar and blunt person

noun · Etymology 2

Turk; Turkish person; person of Turkish descent

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