# 唐人
## Chinese
### 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): tong$^4$ jan$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): hong$^3$ ngin$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): Thòng-ngìn
    (Meixian, Guangdong): tong$^2$ ngin$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): Dòng-nè̤ng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): Tn̂g-lâng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): deng$^5$ nang$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tángrén
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tángrén
*** Wade–Giles: tʻang$^2$-jên$^2$
*** Yale: táng-rén
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tarngren
*** Palladius: танжэнь (tanžɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɑŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$唐人 糖人
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: tong$^4$ jan$^4$
*** Yale: tòhng yàhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tong$^4$ jan$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: tong$^4$ yen$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɔːŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: hong$^3$ ngin$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɔŋ²² ᵑɡin²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Thòng-ngìn
*** Hakka Romanization System: tong$^ˇ$ ngin$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: tong$^2$ ngin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰoŋ¹¹ ŋin¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: tong$^2$ ngin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰɔŋ¹¹ ŋin¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: Dòng-nè̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /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: deng$^5$ nang$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tṳ̂ng nâng
*** Sinological IPA : /tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/

### Noun

唐人
* someone from the Tang Dynasty
* (by extension) Chinese people in general; person of Chinese descent
    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:
       tong$^4$ jan$^4$ jau$^5$ kaai$^5$ ngau$^4$ jyu$^5$ gung$^6$ tong$^4$ lai$^4$ gaau$^2$ caa$^4$ jau$^5$ mou$^5$ ne$^1$ [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:
       - 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

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

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

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 唐 | 人 |
| とう Grade: S | じん Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi ||

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) とーじん [tòójíń] (Heiban – [0])
* (Tokyo) とーじん [tòójíꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
* IPA: [to̞ːʑĩɴ]

#### Noun

唐(とう)人(じん) • (tōjin)
* a Chinese person
* a foreigner

##### Derived terms

* 唐人稗(トウジンビエ) (tōjinbie)

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 唐 | 人 |
| から Grade: S | ひと > びと Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ka̠ɾa̠bʲito̞]

#### Noun

唐(から)人(びと) • (karabito)
* a Chinese person

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN