平埔族

Chinese

plains; flatlands
race; nationality; ethnicity
race; nationality; ethnicity; clan
 
trad. (平埔族) 平埔
simp. #(平埔族) 平埔

Etymology

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


Noun

平埔族

  1. Pingpu or Pepo indigenous people, an ethnic group in Taiwan