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Chinese
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Tang dynasty (618–907)
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man; person; people
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simp. and trad. (唐人)
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唐
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人
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alternative forms
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唐儂/唐侬 coastal Min 唐𠆧 Eastern Min
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Etymology
From 唐朝 (Tángcháo, “Tang Dynasty”), an ancient imperial Chinese dynasty that existed between 618–907 and is usually considered one of the more prosperous periods in Chinese history.
Pronunciation
Noun
唐人
- someone from the Tang Dynasty
- (by extension) Chinese people in general; person of Chinese descent
唐人之為水手者,利其國中不著衣裳,且米糧易求,婦女易得,屋室易辦,器用易足,買賣易為,往往皆逃逸于彼。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
唐人之为水手者,利其国中不著衣裳,且米粮易求,妇女易得,屋室易办,器用易足,买卖易为,往往皆逃逸于彼。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: c. 1300, 周達觀 (Zhou Daguan), 真臘風土記 (The Customs of Cambodia)
- Tángrén zhī wéi shuǐshǒu zhě, lì qí guózhōng bù zhù yīshang, qiě mǐliáng yì qiú, fùnǚ yì dé, wūshì yì bàn, qìyòng yì zú, mǎimài yì wèi, wǎngwǎng jiē táoyì yú bǐ.
- Chinese sailors do well by the fact that in this country you can go without clothes, food is easy to come by, women are easy to get, housing is easy to deal with, it is easy to make do with a few utensils, and it is easy to do trade. They often run away here. (Adapted from translation by Peter Harris)
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唐人有𢬿牛乳共糖嚟攪茶有冇呢 [Cantonese, trad.]
唐人有𢬿牛乳共糖嚟搅茶有冇呢 [Cantonese, simp.]- tong4 jan4 jau5 kaai5 ngau4 jyu5 gung6 tong4 lai4 gaau2 caa4 jau5 mou5 ne1
- Do the Chinese use milk and sugar with their tea?
1898, John Macgowan, A Manual of the Amoy Colloquial, 4th edition, Amoy: Chui Keng Tong, page 150:
問唐人之衫有做袋仔否
答本然俱無今近來較有 [Hokkien, trad.]
问唐人之衫有做袋仔否
答本然俱无今近来较有 [Hokkien, simp.]- - Tn̂g-lâng ê saⁿ ū chòe tē-á bô
- Pún-jiân lóng bô taⁿ kūn-lâi khah ū [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] - Q. Do the Chinese have pockets in their clothes?
A. Originally they had not, but lately they are more common.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
華人 (“person of Chinese descent”)
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
唐人 • (tōjin) ←たうじん (tauzin)?
- a Chinese person
- a foreigner
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
唐人 • (karabito)
- a Chinese person
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