番仔

Chinese

 
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name
 
minutely; young; duty; responsibility
simp. and trad.
(番仔)

Pronunciation


Noun

番仔

(Hokkien)
  1. (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Taiwanese Hokkien, possibly derogatory) foreigner; Westerner
  2. (Taiwanese Hakka, Taiwanese Hokkien, dated, derogatory) (Taiwanese) aborigine
  3. (Taiwanese Hokkien, derogatory) unreasonable person
  4. (Malaysia) Malay person
  5. (Philippines) Filipino person

Adjective

番仔

(Hokkien)
  1. foreign; originating from foreign countries

Derived terms

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