唐人

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[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term

[edit] Noun

唐人 (hiragana とうじん, romaji tōjin)

  1. Chinese
  2. foreigner (Japanese)

[edit] Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Noun

唐人 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin tángrén)

  1. someone from the Tang Dynasty
  2. (by extension) Chinese people in general

[edit] Min Nan

simpl. and trad.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

唐人 (traditional and simplified, POJ tn̂g-lâng)

  1. Chinese people, lit. "people of the Tang [dynasty]"
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