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Noun
1. southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south)Historical term, Derogatory
Noun
2. South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods)Historical term
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3. Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods)Historical term
Noun, used as a prefix
4. foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style)Historical term
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5. chili pepperSee also 唐辛子
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6. nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onionsFood, cooking, Abbreviation, See also 南蛮煮
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7. thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm; in kabuki, dance, puppetry, etc.)
Wikipedia definition
8. NanmanNanman were aboriginal tribes who lived in southwestern China. They may have been related to the Sanmiao, dated to around the 3rd century BC. The Nanman were multiple ethnic groups including the Miao, the Kinh, the Thai, and some Tibeto-Burman groups such as the Bai. There was never a single polity that united these people. During the Three Kingdoms period, the Nanman alliance fought against the Chinese incursion under the leadership of Meng Huo.
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