阿山
Chinese
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people |
mountain; hill | ||
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| simp. and trad. (阿山) |
阿 | 山 | |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
阿山
Synonyms
- 阿勒泰 (Ālètài)
Etymology 2
From 阿 (a, “prefix showing familiarity”) + short form of 唐山 (Tn̂g-soaⁿ, “mainland China”).
Pronunciation
Noun
阿山
- (Southern Min, Taiwan, dated) mainlander
- 這個阿山仔，加來是加損蕩的啦 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
- From: 2003: 公視文學大戲『家』 (Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation—Family), episode one
- chit-ê a-soaⁿ-á, ke lâi sī ke sńg-tn̄g--ê--lah [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- These mainlanders are coming here in droves and creating more turmoil. (This episode takes place in 1949 as refugees from the Mainland are fleeing from Mao Zedong's forces to Taiwan.)
这个阿山仔，加来是加损荡的啦 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
Usage notes
This term was primarily used to refer to the Nationalist Mainland Chinese — whether Hoklo, Hakka, or (as in most cases) neither — who arrived in Taiwan from 1945 through the early years of the Cold War. This term later came to be replaced by 外省人 (Gōa-séng-lâng).
Synonyms
- 26 (Taiwanese Mandarin, Internet slang)
- 內地人／内地人 (nèidìrén) (chiefly mainland Chinese, Hong Kong)
- 唐山人 (tángshānrén) (Taiwan, Philippines, chiefly Min Nan)
- 外省人 (wàishěngrén) (Taiwan)
- 大劣人 (Hong Kong, derogatory)
- 大陸人／大陆人 (dàlùrén)
- 大陸仔／大陆仔 (Philippine Hokkien)
- 大陸喱／大陆喱 (Hong Kong, derogatory)
- 強國人／强国人 (qiángguórén) (Hong Kong, sarcastic)
- 死阿陸／死阿陆 (sǐ'ālù) (Taiwan, derogatory)
- 滯臺中國人／滞台中国人 (zhì Tái zhōngguórén) (Taiwan, derogatory)
- 滯臺支那人／滞台支那人 (zhì Tái zhīnàrén) (Taiwan, offensive)
- 老芋仔 (Taiwanese Hokkien, derogatory)
- 蝗蟲／蝗虫 (huángchóng) (Hong Kong, slang, derogatory, offensive)
- 長山仔／长山仔 (Taiwanese Hakka, derogatory)
- 阿山仔 (Taiwanese Hakka, derogatory)
- 阿陸仔／阿陆仔 (Taiwanese Hokkien, offensive)
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