chò-sit-lâng

Min Nan

Alternative forms

• (Quanzhou) chòe-sit-lâng

Pronunciation

• (Zhangzhou:) IPA: [ tso˥˧ɕɪt˥˥laŋ˧˥ ]

Noun

chò-sit-lâng (POJ, traditional 做穡人, simplified 做穑人)

1. farmer; peasant

Usage notes

• This term appears to have originated in the Quanzhou area. However, it is also used in the south.

Synonyms

• 做田人 (chò-chhân-lâng or chòe-chhân-lâng)

See also

• (Mandarin) trad. 農民, simpl. 农民 (nóngmín)