粵

疍daan6家gaa1

daan6 gaa1dang6 gaa1dàn jiā

English

  1. (noun) the fishermen who live in fishing boats
  2. Tanka people; Boat People; Boat Dwellers (in areas of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fukien, Hainan, Hong Kong, and Macau) (Note: Some may find this address derogatory and thus offensive.)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 分佈喺廣東、廣西、福建、海南、港澳一帶嘅漁民，喺漁船上面起居生活；部份人覺得稱謂含貶義，會有所冒犯；又稱水上人

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

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