番囝

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Chinese

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(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name
 
child
trad. (番囝)
simp. #(番囝)
alternative forms 番仔

Pronunciation

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Noun

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番囝

  1. (Eastern Min, Guangdong Teochew) foreigner, especially a Westerner
  2. A native in a land where the Chinese are immigrants:
    1. (Singapore Hokkien and Teochew, regional Malaysia Eastern Min) Malay person
      1. (Singapore Hokkien) child of Malay descent
    2. (Thai Teochew) ethnic Thai person
    3. (Indonesian Teochew) Indonesian person of native origin; pribumi
    4. (Hainanese, dated) Southeast Asian male
  3. (Puxian Min, by extension) a person who is unscrupulous, blackmailing, or dishonest

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References

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  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “番囝”, in 莆仙方言大词典 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 291.