南洋 (Nán yáng) — South Seas, the historical Chinese name for Southeast Asia (especially the Malay Archipelago and adjacent regions)

Definition

Examples

• 很多华人祖先在清朝时期从福建、广东到南洋谋生。
  Hěn duō huá rén zǔ xiān zài qīng cháo shí qī cóng fú jiàn, guǎng dōng dào Nán yáng móu shēng.
  Many Chinese ancestors went from Fujian and Guangdong to Nanyang to make a living during the Qing dynasty.
• 南洋地区有很多华人建造的寺庙和会馆。
  Nán yáng Dì qū yǒu hěn duō huá rén jiàn zào de sì miào hé huì guǎn.
  The Nanyang region has many temples and clan halls built by Chinese people.
• 他研究明清时期中国与南洋之间的贸易网络。
  Tā yán jiū míng qīng shí qī zhōng guó yǔ Nán yáng zhī jiān de mào yì wǎng luò.
  He studies the trade networks between China and Nanyang during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

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