"色目人" meaning in Chinese

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Proper name

IPA: /sɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /sɪk̚⁵ mʊk̚² jɐn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /sɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/, /sɪk̚⁵ mʊk̚² jɐn²¹/ Chinese transliterations: Sèmùrén [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄙㄜˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sik¹ muk⁶ jan⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], Sèmùrén [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], Sèmùrén [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], Sê⁴-mu⁴-jên² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], Sè-mù-rén [Mandarin, Yale], Sehmuhren [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], Сэмужэнь [Mandarin, Palladius], Sɛmužɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], sīk muhk yàhn [Cantonese, Yale], sik⁷ muk⁹ jan⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], xig¹ mug⁶ yen⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
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. Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 色目人
  1. Semu, a caste established in China under the Yuan Dynasty
    Sense id: en-色目人-zh-name-RFFEz1le Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "色目人",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Semu, a caste established in China under the Yuan Dynasty"
      ],
      "id": "en-色目人-zh-name-RFFEz1le",
      "links": [
        [
          "caste",
          "caste"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Sèmùrén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄙㄜˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sik¹ muk⁶ jan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Sèmùrén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Sèmùrén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Sê⁴-mu⁴-jên²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Sè-mù-rén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Sehmuhren"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Сэмужэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Sɛmužɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sīk muhk yàhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sik⁷ muk⁹ jan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xig¹ mug⁶ yen⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪk̚⁵ mʊk̚² jɐn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪk̚⁵ mʊk̚² jɐn²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "色目人"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "色目人",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese proper nouns",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese proper nouns",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin proper nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Semu, a caste established in China under the Yuan Dynasty"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "caste",
          "caste"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Sèmùrén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄙㄜˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sik¹ muk⁶ jan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Sèmùrén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Sèmùrén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Sê⁴-mu⁴-jên²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Sè-mù-rén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Sehmuhren"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Сэмужэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Sɛmužɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sīk muhk yàhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sik⁷ muk⁹ jan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xig¹ mug⁶ yen⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪk̚⁵ mʊk̚² jɐn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪk̚⁵ mʊk̚² jɐn²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "色目人"
}

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