粵

有jau5色sik1人jan4種zung2

simp有色人种
jau5 sik1 jan4 zung2yǒu sè rén zhǒng

English

  1. colored races
  2. coloured people

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 由帝國主義時至20世紀中葉使用嘅人種分類。指歐系高加索嘅白色人種以外嘅其他人種。

Examples

  • 他有瞧不起有色人種的習慣。

    He has a habit of looking down on coloured people.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 汤姆不喜欢使用”有色人种“这个术语,因为他认为,根据这种说法白种人没有颜色。

    Tom doesn't like to use the term "a person of color" because he thinks it implies that white people have no color.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 有色人種喺社會上應該得到平等嘅對待。

    Coloured people should be treated equally in society.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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