色目人

Chinese

		kind and name; Semu, a caste established in China under the Yuan Dynasty	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (色目人)		色目	人

Etymology

Contrary to popular belief, the term "Semu" (interpreted literally as "color-eye") did not imply that caste members had "colored eyes" in contrast with brown-eyed Mongol Yuan people. It in fact meant "assorted categories" (各色名目, gè sè míng mù), emphasizing the ethnic diversity of Semu people.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Sèmùrén

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄜˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sik¹ muk⁶ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Sèmùrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄜˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Sèmùrén
  - Wade–Giles: Sê⁴-mu⁴-jên²
  - Yale: Sè-mù-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sehmuhren
  - Palladius: Сэмужэнь (Sɛmužɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sik¹ muk⁶ jan⁴
  - Yale: sīk muhk yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sik⁷ muk⁹ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xig¹ mug⁶ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪk̚⁵ mʊk̚² jɐn²¹/

Proper noun

色目人

Semu, a caste established in China under the Yuan Dynasty

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