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半唐番

bun3 tong4 faan1

half chinese and half westerner (lit., "half-Chinese barbarians")

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Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

半唐番

This word was added by bybell on 28th May 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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半 bun3 ban4 pan4 - half
唐 tong4 tang2 - Chinese
番 faan1 pun1 fan1 fan2 bo4 po2 - take turns; turn; order in series

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