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"tuan" in Chinese (Traditional)

先生(殖民時期對西方男子的稱呼)

Definition

一種對歐洲男性的尊稱,尤其是在東南亞殖民時期當地人用來稱呼他們。有時也可指「先生」或「主人」。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「tuan」多用於東南亞歷史或文化語境,現代英語罕用,帶有殖民色彩。有些亞洲國家至今仍作為對男子的敬稱。除非談及歷史或地方文化,不建議日常使用。

Examples

The local people called the European man tuan.

當地人稱那位歐洲男子為**tuan**。

In the story, the children greeted the teacher as tuan.

故事中,孩子們稱老師為**tuan**。

The servant waited for his tuan by the door.

僕人在門口等他的**tuan**。

You’ll still hear the word tuan used in some parts of Indonesia today.

如今在印尼某些地方還能聽到**tuan**這個詞。

He replied politely, "Yes, tuan, right away."

他有禮貌地回答:「是的,**tuan**,馬上來。」

The word tuan carries a lot of colonial history with it.

**tuan**這個詞承載了很多殖民歷史。