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唐山

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: deng5 suan1
POJ: tûrng-suaⁿ
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

proper-noun: China, the ancestral homeland (overseas usage), the old country
唐山

The page has two etymologies sharing this reading — a diaspora term meaning 'China/ancestral homeland' and the proper name of Tangshan city in Hebei; the ancestral-homeland sense was chosen as the more likely Teochew usage.

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