Chinese people

Japanese: 唐人 - とうじん

〘Noun〙① A person from Tang Dynasty. Chinese. Karabito. ※Seishunboshu (c. 1073) "Hearing that there was no Tōshin, I went to Kyoto in April." ※Gyokujinshō (1563) 6 "The Tō people even rhyme when they swear." ② A foreigner. A foreigner. A foreigner from another country. ※Kanazōshi, Inumakura (c. 1606) "The Tōyatō people of the past rhyme." ③ A word used to insult someone who does not understand the reason behind things or who says things that make no sense. A child of the Tō people. ※Ukiyo-zoshi, Saikaku Oridome (1694), 3: "The hawk is singing haiku and the crow is singing renga, but I don't understand any of it. The author is a Chinese, so I just do it as it is." 4: The role of the Chinese in the Chinese procession at the Sanno Festival, or the Chinese music at the Kanda Myojin Festival. Also, the Chinese music. ※Storybook, Mujishi Ikki (1798), Festival: "Even the Chinese won't play the stupid drums, so let's teach the children in the town how to dance."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 唐土の人。中国人。からびと。※成尋母集（1073頃）「たうしんありなし聞きて、四月に京にはのぼらむ」※玉塵抄（1563）六「唐人ははなをひるにも韻をふむぞ」② 外国人。異国人。異人。毛唐人。※仮名草子・犬枕（1606頃）「高(たかき)物しゅみせん・王位・ひさう伝・とうじのたうやとう人のはな」③ ものの道理のわからない人、わけのわからないことをいう人をののしっていう語。唐人の申し子。※浮世草子・西鶴織留（1694）三「鴟(とび)は俳諧やら烏は連歌やら、何をひとつも聞分る事なし、作者唐人なればこそ、其ままに済事なれ」④ 山王祭の唐人行列、または神田明神祭の唐人囃子(ばやし)の唐人の役。また、唐人囃子のこと。※咄本・無事志有意（1798）祭り「ばか太鼓や唐人(トウジン)でもねへから、踊を町内の子供にをしへ」

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