唐人

Chinese

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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.

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Noun

唐人

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

Synonyms

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (唐人):
  • Japanese: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Korean: 당인(唐人) (dang'in)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: S
じん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(とう)(じん) • (tōjin) たうじん (tauzin)?

  1. a Chinese person
  2. a foreigner

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
から
Grade: S
ひと > びと
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɾa̠bʲito̞]

Noun

(から)(びと) • (karabito) 

  1. a Chinese person

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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