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Hakka

noun
1.
A member of a people of southeastern China (especially Hong Kong, Canton, and Taiwan) who migrated from the north in the 12th century.
2.
A dialect of Chinese spoken in southeastern China by the Hakka.  Synonym: Hakka dialect.



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"Hakka" Quotes from Famous Books



... very numerous, but the population is predominantly rural. In addition to the Chinese the population includes a number of aboriginal races such as the Lolos (q.v.), the Miaotsze (q.v.), the Ikias of Kwei-chow and Kwang-si, the Hakka, found in the south-east provinces, and the Hoklos of Kwang-tung province.[10] The Manchus resident in China are estimated to number 4,000,000. According to the Imperial Customs authorities, the number of foreigners resident in China in 1908 was 69,852. Of these 44,143 ...
— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 - "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" • Various


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