高山族

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Chinese

high mountain; Takayama
race; nationality; ethnicity
race; nationality; ethnicity; clan
 
trad. (高山族) 高山 族
simp. #(高山族) 高山 族

Etymology

Applied in late 19th century Taiwan during Qing rule. Pingpu 平埔族 (Píngpǔzú) and Gaoshan 高山族 (Gāoshānzú) were used interchangeably with the epithets "cooked" 熟番 (shúfān) and "raw" 生番 (shēngfān)

Pronunciation

Noun

高山族

  1. mountain tribes of Taiwanese aborigines
  2. all Taiwanese aborigines, as officially recognized by the People's Republic of China
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