Meaning of 船民
船民 means boat people; people who live on boats and make a living from water transport. Pronounced chuán mín.
- boat people; people who live on boats and make a living from water transport
Definitions & Examples
Zhū珠
jiāng江
sān三
jiǎo角
zhōu洲
dì地
qū区
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
shēng生
huó活
zhe着
xǔ许
duō多
chuán船
mín民
。
Historically, many boat people lived in the Pearl River Delta region.
Zhè这
xiē些
chuán船
mín民
yǐ以
yú渔
yè业
hé和
huò货
yùn运
wéi为
shēng生
。
These boat people make a living from fishing and freight transport.
Suí随
zhe着
xiàn现
dài代
huà化
fā发
zhǎn展
，
xǔ许
duō多
nián年
qīng轻
chuán船
mín民
xuǎn选
zé择
shàng上
àn岸
shēng生
huó活
。
With modernization, many young people from boat communities have chosen to live on land.
Chuán船
mín民
wén文
huà化
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
nán南
fāng方
dú独
tè特
de的
wén文
huà化
yí遗
chǎn产
。
Boat people culture is a unique cultural heritage of southern China.