Hakka eans guests in Chinese. It is the name
given to the Han group of Chinese who used to live in central China. Due to
famine, wars and political upheaval, they were forced to move southward to
provinces such as Guangdong and Fujian. In Fujian, the Hokkien Chinese named
them "Khek" (guests).
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Hakka
Hakka bermakna "tetamu" dalam bahasa Cina. Ia merupakan nama yang diberi kepada kaum Han yang berasal dari pendalaman negara Cina. Akibat kebuluran, peperangan dan kegelutan politik, kumpulan orang Han ini dipaksa berpindah ke daerah-daerah di selatan seperti Guangdong dan Fujian. Di daerah Fujian, orang Hokkien menamakan mereka "Khek" (tetamu).
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