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Chinese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
大陸妹
- (slightly derogatory) girl from Mainland China
Etymology 2
妹 (mèi) is a phono-semantic matching from Hokkien 萵/莴 (meh) as in 萵仔菜/莴仔菜 (meh-á-chhài), also written as 妹仔菜.
Pronunciation
Noun
大陸妹
- (Taiwan, potentially offensive) Fushan lettuce
- Synonyms: 福山萵苣/福山莴苣 (Fúshān wōjù), 莜麥菜/莜麦菜 (yóumàicài), 生菜 (shēngcài)
Usage notes
This term, while usually neutral, may sound offensive to Mainlanders because of its apparent meaning (Etymology 1). In 2018, the Council of Agriculture of the Republic of China published a post on Facebook to proscribe the use of this term in favour of 福山萵苣/福山莴苣 (Fúshān wōjù) and other alternatives.[1]
References
- ^ 行政院農業委員會 (2018 November 29) Facebook