Chinese edit

high mountain; Takayama
 
race; nationality; ethnicity
race; nationality; ethnicity; clan
trad. (高山族) 高山
simp. #(高山族) 高山

Etymology edit

Applied in late 19th century Taiwan during Qing rule. Pingpu 平埔族 (Píngpǔzú) and Gaoshan 高山族 (Gāoshānzú) were used interchangeably with the epithets "cooked" 熟番 (shúfān) and "raw" 生番 (shēngfān)

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

高山族

  1. mountain tribes of Taiwanese aborigines
  2. all Taiwanese aborigines, as officially recognized by the People's Republic of China