阿山

Chinese

		(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.) (phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	mountain; hill
simp. and trad. (阿山)		阿	山

Etymology

From 阿 (a, “prefix showing familiarity”) + short form of 唐山 (Tn̂g-soaⁿ, “mainland China”).

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): a-soaⁿ

Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-soaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: a-suann
  - Phofsit Daibuun: asvoaf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ suã³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ suã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ suã⁴⁴/

Noun

阿山

(Min Nan, Taiwan, dated) mainlander
- 這個阿山仔，加來是加損蕩的啦 [Taiwanese, trad.]
  这个阿山仔，加来是加损荡的啦 [Taiwanese, simp.]
  From: 2003: 公視文學大戲『家』 (Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation—Family), episode one
  chit-ê a-soaⁿ-á, ke lâi sī ke sńg-tn̄g--ê--lah [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  These mainlanders are coming here in droves and creating more turmoil. (This episode takes place in 1949 as refugees from the Mainland are fleeing from Mao Zedong's forces to Taiwan.)

Usage notes

This term was primarily used to describe non-Hoklo people from Mainland China, a large number of whom had emigrated to Taiwan after 1949. This term later came to be replaced by 外省人 (gōa-séng-lâng).

Synonyms

外省人 (wàishěngrén)
唐山人 (tángshānrén)
大陸人／大陆人 (dàlùrén)
內地人／内地人 (nèidìrén)
(Min Nan, Hakka) 阿山仔
(Min Nan, slang) 阿陸仔／阿陆仔 (a-lio̍k-á), 阿六仔 (a-la̍k-á)

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