洋大人

Chinese

		ocean; foreign	adult; grown-up; person of high rank
simp. and trad. (洋大人)		洋	大人

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “the origin of this term, and the earliest examples of its usages. Is it a neologism?”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yángdàrén

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yángdàrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yángdàrén
  - Wade–Giles: yang²-ta⁴-jên²
  - Yale: yáng-dà-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yangdahren
  - Palladius: яндажэнь (jandažɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ³⁵ tä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

Noun

洋大人

(sarcastic, derogatory) privileged foreigner in China

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.