Chinese edit

 
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name
child
trad. (番囝)
simp. #(番囝)
alternative forms 番仔

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番囝

  1. (Eastern Min, Guangdong Teochew) foreigner, especially a Westerner
  2. A native in a land where the Chinese are immigrants:
    1. (Singapore Hokkien and Teochew, regional Malaysia Eastern Min) Malay person
      1. (Singapore Hokkien) child of Malay descent
    2. (Thai Teochew) ethnic Thai person
    3. (Indonesian Teochew) Indonesian person of native origin; pribumi

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