生蕃

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 生蕃 – see 生番 (“barbarian; savage; etc.”).
(This term is a variant form of 生番).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
生 蕃
せい
Grade: 1 		ばん
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Etymology

Compare Hokkien 生番 (chhiⁿ-hoan / chheⁿ-hoan), Hakka 生番 (sâng-fân), Mandarin 生番 (shēngfān).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) せーばん [sèébáń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ːbã̠ɴ]

Noun

生(せい)蕃(ばん) • (seiban) ←せいばん (seiban)?

  1. (historical, Taiwan under Japanese rule) uncivilized aboriginal

Coordinate terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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