阿山

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Chinese

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phonetic; (final part.); (interj.)
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people
 
mountain; hill
simp. and trad.
(阿山)

Etymology 1

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Shortened from 阿爾泰山阿尔泰山 (Ā'ěrtài Shān).

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Proper noun

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阿山

  1. (historical) (, 行政區, 專區) Ashan, Xinjiang, China (now Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang, China)
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Etymology 2

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From (a, “prefix showing familiarity”) + short form of 唐山 (Tn̂g-soaⁿ, “mainland China”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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阿山

  1. (Southern Min, Taiwan, dated) mainlander
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This term was primarily used to refer to the Nationalist Mainland Chinese — whether Hoklo, Hakka, or (as in most cases) neither — who arrived in Taiwan from 1945 through the early years of the Cold War. This term later came to be replaced by 外省人 (Gōa-séng-lâng).

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