九姓漁民

Chinese

		nine	surname; family name; name	fishermen; fisherfolk
trad. (九姓漁民)		九	姓	漁民
simp. (九姓渔民)		九	姓	渔民

Etymology

So named because of the nine surnames used by these people: 陳／陈 (Chén), 錢／钱 (Qián), 林 (Lín), 李 (Lǐ), 袁 (Yuán), 孫／孙 (Sūn), 葉／叶 (Yè), 許／许 (Xǔ), and 何 (Hé).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǔxìng yúmín

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² sing³ jyu⁴ man⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǔxìng yúmín
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒusìng yúmín
    • Wade–Giles: chiu³-hsing⁴ yü²-min²
    • Yale: jyǒu-syìng yú-mín
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeoushinq yumin
    • Palladius: цзюсин юйминь (czjusin jujminʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹ y³⁵ min³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau² sing³ jyu⁴ man⁴
    • Yale: gáu sing yùh màhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau² sing³ jy⁴ man⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo² xing³ yu⁴ men⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ sɪŋ³³ jyː²¹ mɐn²¹/

Noun

九姓漁民

1. jiuxing yumin; "nine surnames fisherpeople" (a pariah group living by the Qiantang River)

Synonyms

• 九姓漁戶／九姓渔户
• (autonyms) 船浪人, 揢魚個／揢鱼个