Meaning of 生番
生番 means archaic derogatory term for ethnic groups considered less civilized; barbarian; savage. Pronounced shēng fān.
- archaic derogatory term for ethnic groups considered less civilized; barbarian; savage
Definitions & Examples
Jiù旧
shí时
de的
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
cháng常
bǎ把
biān边
jiāng疆
shǎo少
shù数
mín民
zú族
chēng称
wéi为
shēng生
fān番
。
Historical documents often referred to frontier ethnic minorities as 'shengfan' (barbarians).
Zhè这
gè个
cí词
shì是
dài带
yǒu有
nóng浓
hòu厚
qí歧
shì视
sè色
cǎi彩
de的
miè蔑
chēng称
，
xiàn现
zài在
yǐ已
jīng经
wán完
quán全
bù不
zài再
shǐ使
yòng用
。
This word is a highly discriminatory slur and is no longer used at all today.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
，
shēng生
fān番
yī一
cí词
fǎn反
yìng映
le了
dāng当
shí时
Hàn汉
zú族
zhōng中
xīn心
zhǔ主
yì义
de的
mín民
zú族
guān观
niàn念
。
Historically, the term 'shengfan' reflected the Han-centric ethnic views of that era.