番客

Chinese

(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name
 
customer; visitor; guest
trad. (番客)
simp. #(番客)

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Noun

番客

  1. (dialectal, including Eastern Min, Hokkien, Teochew) a foreigner or a non-Han person who resides in China (during the Tang and Song dynasties)
  2. (Hokkien, Teochew, Putian Puxian Min) overseas Chinese returning from Southeast Asia

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References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “番客”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 291.