紅毛人
Chinese
red hair | man; person; people | ||
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trad. (紅毛人) | 紅毛 | 人 | |
simp. (红毛人) | 红毛 | 人 |
Pronunciation
Noun
紅毛人
- (Hokkien) British or English person
- (Malaysia and Singapore Hokkien) westerner; ang moh
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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紅 | 毛 | 人 |
こう Grade: 6 | もう Grade: 2 | じん Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
紅毛 (kōmō) + 人 (jin). Literally "red hair person".
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) こーもーじん [kòómóꜜòjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [ko̞ːmo̞ːʑĩɴ]
Noun
紅毛人 (hiragana こうもうじん, rōmaji kōmōjin)
- a person from the Netherlands; a Dutch person
- (later) a person of European descent; ang moh
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN