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From 唐朝 (Tángcháo, “Tang Dynasty”), an ancient imperial Chinese dynasty that existed between 618–907 and is usually considered one of the more prosperous periods in Chinese history.

(deprecated template usage) 唐人

1. someone from the Tang Dynasty
2. (by extension) Chinese people in general; person of Chinese descent

   • 唐人之為水手者，利其國中不著衣裳，且米糧易求，婦女易得，屋室易辦，器用易足，買賣易為，往往皆逃逸于彼。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     唐人之为水手者，利其国中不著衣裳，且米粮易求，妇女易得，屋室易办，器用易足，买卖易为，往往皆逃逸于彼。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 1300, 周達觀 (Zhou Daguan), 《真臘風土記》 (The Customs of Cambodia)

     Tángrén zhī wèi shuǐshǒu zhě, lì qí guózhōng bù zhù yīshang, qiě mǐliáng yì qiú, fùnǚ yì dé, wūshì yì bàn, qìyòng yì zú, mǎimài yì wèi, wǎngwǎng jiē táoyì yú bǐ. [Pinyin]

     Chinese sailors do well by the fact that in this country you can go without clothes, food is easy to come by, women are easy to get, housing is easy to deal with, it is easy to make do with a few utensils, and it is easy to do trade. They often run away here. (Adapted from translation by Peter Harris)

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唐(とう)人(じん) • (tōjin) ^{←たうじん (tauzin)?}

1. a Chinese person
2. a foreigner

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唐(から)人(びと) • (karabito) 

1. a Chinese person