蜑家

dànjiā

Tanka (traditionally boat-dwelling people in southern China)

Wiktionary

Homographs

蜑家 Dànjiā Tanka, boat-dwelling people of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, and Zhejiang provinces

Entry Composition

=1 蜑 Dàn Tanka people
=1 蜑 dàn
  1. alternative form of 蛋 (dàn, “egg”)
  2. the Tanka people of southern China and Vietnam
=2 家 jiā used in 傢伙 jiāhuo and 傢俱 jiājù
=2 家 jiā
  1. home
  2. family
  3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
  4. classifier for families or businesses
  5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
  6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian

classifier: 個
=2 家 jie only used in 大家 (dàgū)

Containing this entry

蜑家話 dànjiāhuà
蜑家人 dànjiārén