色目人

Chinese

			man; person; people
simp. and trad. (色目人)		色目	人

Etymology

Contrary to popular belief, the term "Semu" (interpreted literally as "color-eye") did not imply that caste members had "colored eyes" in contrast with brown-eyed Mongol Yuan people. It in fact meant "assorted categories" (各色名目, gè sè míng mù), emphasizing the ethnic diversity of Semu people.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Sèmùrén

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄜˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Sèmùrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄜˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sehmuhren
  - IPA ^(key): /sɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

Proper noun

色目人

Semu, a caste established in China under the Yuan Dynasty

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