平埔蕃

平埔蕃

Japanese

Kanji in this term
平	埔	蕃
へい Grade: 3	ほ Hyōgaiji	ばん Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Etymology

平埔 (orthographic borrowing from Min Nan 平埔 (pêⁿ-po͘; pîⁿ-po͘)) +‎ 蕃.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [he̞ːho̞bã̠ɴ]

Noun

平(へい)埔(ほ)蕃(ばん) • (heihoban) 

1. (historical, Taiwan under Japanese rule) plain aborigine

Synonyms

• 平埔族(へいほぞく) (heihozoku)