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咱人

咱人

Chinese

we (incl.) man; person; people
trad. (咱人)
simp. (咱人)
alt. forms 咱儂咱侬

Pronoun

咱人

  1. (Min Nan, inclusive) we; us

Noun

咱人

  1. (Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwan Min Nan) Chinese calendar
    逐年咱人正月十五上元臺灣上蓋出名民俗活動就是「南蜂炮」「北天燈」。 [Taiwanese, trad.]
    逐年咱人正月十五上元台湾上盖出名民俗活动就是“南蜂炮”“北天灯”。 [Taiwanese, simp.]
    From: 陳憲國, 平溪放天燈
    Ta̍k-nî lán-lâng chiaⁿ--goe̍h cha̍p-gō͘ ê Siōng-goân, lán Tâi-oân siōng-kài chhut-miâ ê nn̄g hāng bîn-sio̍k oa̍h-tāng tō-sī "lâm-phang-phàu" kah "pak-thian-teng". [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    Every year, during the Lantern Festival, which falls on the fifteenth of the first month of the Chinese calendar, the two most popular folklore activities in Taiwan are the "southern beehive fireworks" and the "northern sky lanterns"
  2. (Philippines Min Nan) Chinese

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