出世仔
Chinese
minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility | |||
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出世 | 仔 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhut-sì-á
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Jinjiang, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhut-sì-á
- Tâi-lô: tshut-sì-á
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhutsyar
- Sinological IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Jinjiang, Philippines)
Noun
出世仔
- (Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) mestizo (person of mixed descent, usually one with ethnic Chinese and non-Chinese descent especially Austronesian Filipino descent for those in the Philippines)
Usage notes
- Depending on context, it may refer to anyone with mixed descent, but in the Philippines, it often pertains to a Mestizo de Sangley (Chinese mestizo) whose mixed ancestry may trace back to the Spanish colonial era, but this can sometimes also pertain to a Chinese Filipino with mixed descent.
Synonyms
- 出世 (chhut-sì), 土生仔, 半仿仔, 仿仔
- (derogatory) 雜種／杂种 (cha̍p-chéng) / 十種／十种, 雜種仔／杂种仔, 雜種仔囝／杂种仔囝
- 混血 (hùnxuè), 混血兒／混血儿 (hùnxuè'ér)