出世仔
Chinese
to come into the world; to be born; to be introduced to the world to come into the world; to be born; to be introduced to the world; to come out; to be published | minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility | ||
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simp. and trad. (出世仔) | 出世 | 仔 |
Pronunciation
Noun
出世仔
- (Jinjiang and Philippines Hokkien) person of mixed ethnic Chinese and non-Chinese descent
Usage notes
In the Philippines, it may refer to Chinese Filipinos of mixed descent, or more specifically to Chinese mestizos (Mestizos de Sangley), descending from mixed Sangley Chinese and native Filipino and/or Spanish Filipino families tracing from the Spanish Colonial Era of the Philippines, especially when they do not identify and/or grew up as Chinese Filipinos anymore.