紅毛人

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Chinese

red hair man; person; people
trad. (紅毛人) 紅毛
simp. (红毛人) 红毛
alternative forms 紅毛儂红毛侬

Pronunciation


Noun

紅毛人

  1. (Hokkien, obsolete in Cantonese) British or English person
  2. (Malaysian Hokkien, Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) Westerner; white person

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 6
もう
Grade: 2
じん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

紅毛 (kōmō) +‎ (jin). Literally "red hair person".

Pronunciation

Noun

(こう)(もう)(じん) (kōmōjin

  1. a person from the Netherlands; a Dutch person
  2. (later) a person of European descent; ang moh

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN