大陸妹

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Chinese

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Etymology 1

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continent; landmass; mainland younger sister
trad. (大陸妹) 大陸
simp. (大陆妹) 大陆
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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大陸妹

  1. (slightly derogatory) girl from Mainland China

Etymology 2

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continent; landmass; mainland lettuce
trad. (大陸妹) 大陸
simp. (大陆妹) 大陆

(mèi) is a phono-semantic matching from Hokkien (meh) as in 萵仔菜莴仔菜 (meh-á-chhài), also written as 妹仔菜.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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大陸妹

  1. (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
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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

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  1. ^ 行政院農業委員會 (2018 November 29) Facebook[1]