唐人

Chinese

		Tang dynasty (618–907)	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (唐人)		唐	人
alternative forms		唐儂／唐侬 coastal Min 唐𠆧 Eastern Min

Etymology

From 唐朝 (Tángcháo, “Tang Dynasty”), an ancient imperial Chinese dynasty that existed between 618–907 and is usually considered one of the more prosperous periods in Chinese history.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tángrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): tong⁴ jan⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): hong³ ngin³

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Thòng-ngìn

  (Meixian, Guangdong): tong² ngin²

• Eastern Min (BUC): Dòng-nè̤ng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Tn̂g-lâng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): deng⁵ nang⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tángrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tángrén
    • Wade–Giles: tʻang²-jên²
    • Yale: táng-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tarngren
    • Palladius: танжэнь (tanžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 唐人 糖人

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tong⁴ jan⁴
    • Yale: tòhng yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tong⁴ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: tong⁴ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: hong³ ngin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔŋ²² ᵑɡin²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Thòng-ngìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: tong^ˇ ngin^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tong² ngin²
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰoŋ¹¹ ŋin¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: tong² ngin²
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰɔŋ¹¹ ŋin¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Dòng-nè̤ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /touŋ⁵³⁻³³ nˡøyŋ⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tn̂g-lâng
    • Tâi-lô: Tn̂g-lâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dnglaang
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍²³⁻³³ laŋ²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: deng⁵ nang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tṳ̂ng nâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

唐人

1. someone from the Tang Dynasty
2. (by extension) Chinese people in general; person of Chinese descent

   • 唐人之為水手者，利其國中不著衣裳，且米糧易求，婦女易得，屋室易辦，器用易足，買賣易為，往往皆逃逸于彼。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     唐人之为水手者，利其国中不著衣裳，且米粮易求，妇女易得，屋室易办，器用易足，买卖易为，往往皆逃逸于彼。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 1300, 周達觀 (Zhou Daguan), 真臘風土記 (The Customs of Cambodia)

     Tángrén zhī wéi shuǐshǒu zhě, lì qí guózhōng bù zhù yīshang, qiě mǐliáng yì qiú, fùnǚ yì dé, wūshì yì bàn, qìyòng yì zú, mǎimài yì wèi, wǎngwǎng jiē táoyì yú bǐ. [Pinyin]

     Chinese sailors do well by the fact that in this country you can go without clothes, food is easy to come by, women are easy to get, housing is easy to deal with, it is easy to make do with a few utensils, and it is easy to do trade. They often run away here. (Adapted from translation by Peter Harris)

   • 1841, Elijah Coleman Bridgman, Chinese Chrestomathy in the Canton Dialect, Macao: S.W. Williams, page 181:

     唐人有𢬿牛乳共糖嚟攪茶有冇呢 [Cantonese, trad.]
     唐人有𢬿牛乳共糖嚟搅茶有冇呢 [Cantonese, simp.]

     tong⁴ jan⁴ jau⁵ kaai⁵ ngau⁴ jyu⁵ gung⁶ tong⁴ lai⁴ gaau² caa⁴ jau⁵ mou⁵ ne¹ [Jyutping]

     Do the Chinese use milk and sugar with their tea?

   • 1898, John Macgowan, A Manual of the Amoy Colloquial, 4th edition, Amoy: Chui Keng Tong, page 150:

     問唐人之衫有做袋仔否
     答本然俱無今近來較有 [Hokkien, trad.]
     问唐人之衫有做袋仔否
     答本然俱无今近来较有 [Hokkien, simp.]

     - Tn̂g-lâng ê saⁿ ū chòe tē-á bô
     - Pún-jiân lóng bô taⁿ kūn-lâi khah ū [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Q. Do the Chinese have pockets in their clothes?
     A. Originally they had not, but lately they are more common.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 華人 (“person of Chinese descent”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		華人, 唐人 chiefly overseas
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	華人
	Malaysia	華人
	Singapore	華人
Cantonese	Guangzhou	唐人
	Hong Kong	華人, 唐人
	Taishan	華人, 唐人
	Kaiping (Chikan)	唐人
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	唐人
	Singapore (Guangfu)	唐人
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	華人, 唐人
Hakka	Meixian	唐人
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	唐儂
Southern Min	Xiamen	華人, 唐儂
	Quanzhou	華人, 唐儂
	Zhangzhou	華人, 唐儂
	Taipei	華人 GT
	Penang (Hokkien)	唐儂
	Singapore (Hokkien)	唐儂
	Manila (Hokkien)	咱儂
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	唐儂
	Bangkok (Teochew)	唐儂
	Singapore (Teochew)	唐儂
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	唐儂
Wu	Shanghai	華人
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Derived terms

• 唐人埠 (Tángrénbù)
• 唐人棋
• 唐人街 (tángrénjiē)
• 唐人衫
• 唐人話 / 唐人话 (tángrénhuà)
• 唐人鋪 / 唐人铺

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (唐人):

• → Japanese: 唐人(とうじん) (tōjin)
• → Korean: 당인(唐人) (dang'in)