单词 | nanyang |
释义 | Nanyangn. Now chiefly historical. The Chinese name for: South-East Asia; the seas around this region. ΚΠ 1946 Pacific Affairs 19 33 The Chinese of the Nanyang (‘Southern Ocean’), as Malaysia was called by them. 1978 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 5 Sept. 20/1 Migration to the Nanyang became one of the few ‘escape routes’ for the oppressed masses of 19th century China. 1991 S. Winchester Pacific (1992) 240 Astute and enthusiastic members of the mercantilia took off for the cities of the Nanyang. Compounds Nanyang Chinese n. ethnically Chinese people living in South-East Asia. ΚΠ 1952 Far Eastern Q. 11 268 In spite of their importance..the West knows extremely little about the Nan-yang Chinese. 1977 H. Seton-Watson Nations & States 412 When the Kuomintang came to power in China, it expected the Nanyang Chinese to bring up their children as nationally conscious Chinese. 1998 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 14 Dec. 7 As one of the leading Nanyang Chinese, he was offered the post of vice-consul of China. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1946 |
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