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Meanings
1
Historical term for a Chinese person, especially in pre-modern contexts. In modern usage, 中国人 is the neutral term.
In the Edo period, Chinese people stayed in Dejima, Nagasaki.
2
archaic
Archaic broad sense for any foreigner, not limited to Chinese. Rarely used today.
In old documents, the word 唐人 sometimes broadly referred to foreigners.
Expressions
- 唐人の寝言gibberish; nonsense; incomprehensible talk