Hakka
/ˈhɑkə/ adj, name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person of Hakka descent.
- 2 a dialect of Chinese spoken in southeastern China by the Hakka wordnet
- 3 a member of a people of southeastern China (especially Hong Kong, Canton, and Taiwan) who migrated from the north in the 12th century wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to the Hakka (Kejia, 客家 (Kèjiā)), an ethnic group of the Han Chinese. not-comparable
Proper Noun
- 1 A Chinese language mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of mainland China (Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong and Guangxi), Taiwan, Hong Kong, and by the Chinese minorities in Southeast Asia.
"The first county centre gone through, that of Tsengcheng, was full of new construction. After it, the language on the road right on into the Meihsien prefecture was Hakka."
Example
More examples"The first county centre gone through, that of Tsengcheng, was full of new construction. After it, the language on the road right on into the Meihsien prefecture was Hakka."
Etymology
From Hakka 客家 (Hak-kâ).