Hakka

American  

[hah-kuh, hahk-kah] / ˈhɑ kə, ˈhɑkˈkɑ /

noun

plural

Hakkas,

plural

Hakka

1. a member of a Chinese people originally of northern China, now widely distributed throughout southeastern China, in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and in Southeast Asia.

2. the Chinese language spoken by the Hakka.

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Example Sentences

The Cantonese migrants worked in carpentry and the ship-fitting industry, while the Hakka Chinese worked in the tannery and food business.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023

Hakka House Chinese Cuisine in Bellevue: “Add Hakka House in Bellevue to the sad list of closings,” Seattle Times reader Yvette wrote in to say.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023

The awards celebrate not only Mandopop but also artists singing in Taiwanese - also known as Hokkien - Hakka and indigenous languages, a visible sign of the government's efforts to promote tongues other than Mandarin.

From Reuters • Jul. 2, 2023

In Taiwan after World War II, the Nationalist government imposed Mandarin as the official language on a population that mostly spoke the Minnan or Hakka variants of Chinese.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2023

A Hakka charcoal-burner once found three of the children playing in his tobacco-box.

From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)