粵

土tou2著zyu3

tou2 zyu3tǔ zhù

English

  1. aboriginal
  2. original inhabitants; indigenous people

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 相對於後來者、殖民者,指世世代代住喺一笪地方,有自己一套民族認同嘅人

Examples

  • 澳大利亚土著已经吃了上千年袋鼠。

    Indigenous Australians have eaten kangaroos for millennia.

    Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

  • 帕查瑪瑪是安地斯山脈土著居民敬仰的大地和生育女神。

    Pachamama is a goddess of earth and fertility revered by the indigenous peoples of the Andes.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

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

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