Hakka
[ hah-kuh; Chinese hahk-kah ]
/ ˈhɑ kə; Chinese ˈhɑkˈkɑ /
noun, plural Hak·kas, (especially collectively) Hak·ka for 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.
the Chinese language spoken by the Hakka.
Example sentences from the Web for hakka
Their intelligence is great, and many noted scholars have been of Hakka birth.
"Hakka kado me no tonga, lakka prada estig ferente," rejoined Hal Overton, with a grin.
Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines |H. Irving HancockHung Sin-tsuan, the leader in the Taiping rebellion, was a Hakka.
A Hakka charcoal-burner once found three of the children playing in his tobacco-box.
Myths and Legends of China |E. T. C. Werner