生せい蕃ばん

noun

unconquered savage; uncivilized aboriginal

Dated term used historically to refer to indigenous peoples considered uncivilized or outside state control. Now considered offensive and replaced by more neutral terms.

• 昔むかしの文ぶん献けんには「生せい蕃ばん」という言こと葉ばがよく出でてくる。

  The word 生蕃 often appears in old documents.

noun

Taiwanese aborigines outside Qing jurisdiction

Historical term specifically for Taiwanese indigenous tribes not under Qing dynasty control. Used in colonial-era contexts.

• 清しん朝ちょう時じ代だい、台たい湾わんの「生せい蕃ばん」は漢かん人じんと異ことなる文ぶん化かを持もっていた。

  During the Qing dynasty, the Taiwanese 生蕃 had a culture distinct from the Han Chinese.