Meaning of "Nam Yerng"

[Matt]

Anyone know what the meaning of "nam yerng/yang" means?

Thanks for any input!

-Matt

[Dylan Sung]

It means the geographical area south of China. Nam = south, and yeung = foreign.

By extension, dung-yeung refers to east of China, ie. Japan, so a dungyeungyan is a person from Japan.

Saiyeung refers to the west, therefore saiyeungyan is a westerner.

I've not herd of bak-yeung (where bak refers to north), but I've not been around that much...

Dyl.

[Roger]

i thought yeung meant "ocean"
nam yeung actually means "south ocean" namely the area of Southeast Asia.

yeung came to mean foreigner since the foreigners came across the ocean.

[Radagasty]

Roger wrote:

> i thought yeung meant "ocean"
> nam yeung actually means "south ocean" namely the area of
> Southeast Asia.

南洋 also refers to the Malay Archipelago in general, and, in particular, the island of Singapore (叻埠).

Sebastian.

[Terence]

it however comes to me a foul language at first. Hehehehe, sor.

[Gar]

Foul language? hehe, what foul language, Terence? hehe

[Terence]

Dear Gar,

I think it's not proper to pollute here with foul language, but if you want to know it, try to consider the pronounciation of nam.