番仔

番仔

1. (Min Bei, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Taiwanese Hokkien, possibly derogatory) foreigner; Westerner
2. A native in a land where the Chinese are immigrants:

   • 不覺來到番邦城　番仔看見問一聲 [Teochew, trad.]
     不觉来到番邦城　番仔看见问一声 [Teochew, simp.]

     From: late Qing/early Republic, anonymous, 古板秦世美全歌 book 3

     m⁶ gag⁴ lai⁵ gao³ huêng¹ bang¹ sian⁵, huêng¹ gian² toin² gin³ mung⁷ zêg⁸ sian¹ [Peng'im]

     Without realizing it [he] came to a city in a foreign land; the natives saw him and asked...

   1. (Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka, derogatory) (Taiwanese) aborigine
   2. (Malaysia and Singapore Hokkien) Malay person
   3. (Philippines Hokkien, sometimes vulgar) Filipino person of native or non-Chinese origin
   4. (Indonesia Hokkien, derogatory, vulgar, ethnic slur) Indonesian person of native origin; pribumi
3. (Taiwanese Hokkien, derogatory) unreasonable person
4. (Malaysia and Singapore Hokkien) the Malay language

   講番仔／讲番仔 [Hokkien]  ―  kóng hoan-á [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to speak Malay

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番仔

1. (Min Bei, Hokkien) foreign; originating from foreign countries

1. → Indonesian: huana