咱人

Chinese

we (incl.) man; person; people
simp. and trad.
(咱人)
alternative forms 咱儂咱侬
㑑人
儂儂侬侬 Longyan

Pronunciation

  • Min Nan (POJ): lán-lâng / lán-nâng / nán-nâng

Pronoun

咱人

  1. (Min Nan, inclusive) we; us

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Noun

咱人 (Min Nan)

  1. (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwan) Chinese calendar
  2. (Philippines) Chinese, especially Chinese Filipino

Usage notes

  • When speaking Hokkien, Chinese Filipinos in the Philippines often use this term to refer to either fellow ethnic Chinese people or those considered or identifying as Chinese Filipino in the Philippines, especially as an endonym when speaking Hokkien within the community, since most ethnic Chinese people or Chinese Filipinos in the Philippines typically speak Hokkien, as the Chinese language one typically casually speaks with.

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