高山族
Chinese
high mountain; Takayama | race; nationality; ethnicity; clan | ||
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simp. and trad. (高山族) |
高山 | 族 |
Etymology
Applied in late 19th century Taiwan during Qing rule. Pingpu 平埔族 (Píngpǔzú) and Gaoshan 高山族 (gāoshānzú) were used interchangeably with the epithets "cooked" 熟番 (shúfān) and "raw" 生番 (shēngfān)
Pronunciation
Noun
高山族
- mountain tribes of Taiwanese aborigines
- all Taiwanese aborigines, as officially recognized by the People's Republic of China
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