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Tn̂g-soaⁿ-lâng

Tn̂g-soaⁿ-lâng

Min Nan

trad. and simpl.

Noun

Tn̂g-soaⁿ-lâng (POJ, traditional and simplified 唐山人)

  1. (Taiwanese Min Nan) mainlander(s)

Usage notes

an old-fashioned term that was primarily used to describe non-Hoklo people from Mainland China, a large number of whom had emigrated to Taiwan after 1949. This term later came to be replaced by gōa-séng-lâng (外省人).

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tn̂g-soaⁿ-lâng

Tn̂g-soaⁿ-lâng

Min Nan

trad. and simpl.

Noun

Tn̂g-soaⁿ-lâng (POJ, traditional and simplified 唐山人)

  1. (Taiwanese Min Nan) mainlander(s)

Usage notes

an old-fashioned term that was primarily used to describe non-Hoklo people from Mainland China, a large number of whom had emigrated to Taiwan after 1949. This term later came to be replaced by gōa-séng-lâng (外省人).

Synonyms

See also