高山族

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Chinese[edit]

high mountain; Takayama
 
race; nationality; ethnicity
race; nationality; ethnicity; clan
trad. (高山族) 高山
simp. #(高山族) 高山

Etymology[edit]

Applied in late 19th century Taiwan during Qing rule. Pingpu 平埔族 (Píngpǔzú) and Gaoshan 高山族 (Gāoshānzú) were used interchangeably with the epithets "cooked" 熟番 (shúfān) and "raw" 生番 (shēngfān)

Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

高山族

  1. mountain tribes of Taiwanese aborigines
  2. all Taiwanese aborigines, as officially recognized by the People's Republic of China