土人

土人

1. (possibly slightly derogatory) native; aborigine; aboriginal person; indigenous person

   • 往年土人最朴，見唐人頗加敬畏，呼之為佛，見則伏地頂禮。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     往年土人最朴，见唐人颇加敬畏，呼之为佛，见则伏地顶礼。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 1300, 周達觀 (Zhou Daguan), 《真臘風土記》 (The Customs of Cambodia)

     Wǎngnián tǔrén zuì pǔ, jiàn Tángrén pō jiā jìngwèi, hū zhī wèi fó, jiàn zé fúdì dǐnglǐ. [Pinyin]

     In years gone by, the natives were completely naïve, and when they saw a Chinese person, they treated him with great respect and awe, addressing him as a Buddha and falling prostrate and kowtowing when they saw him. (Adapted from translation by Peter Harris)

2. (Hokkien, figurative) uncouth person
3. clay sculpture of a human figure

• (native):

• (clay sculpture): (Min Nan) 塗人／涂人

• (Tokyo) どじん [dòjíń] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [do̞ʑĩɴ]

土(ど)人(じん) • (dojin) ^{←どじん (dozin)?}

1. (slightly derogatory)[1] native; aborigine; aboriginal person; indigenous person

   Synonyms: 原住民 (genjūmin), 先住民 (senjūmin)

土人 • (toin) (hangeul 토인)

1. Hanja form^? of 토인.