Peranakan Chinese

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Peranakan Chinese are a culturally distinct community of mixed Chinese and local Southeast Asian heritage, known for their unique blend of Chinese, Malay, and colonial influences in language, cuisine, dress, and customs.

All labels observed (13)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural community ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
overseas Chinese community ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Baba Chinese ⓘ
linked to: Baba Malay

Baba-Nyonya ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese

Peranakan ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese

Straits Chinese ⓘ
associatedWithPortCity Batavia (Jakarta) ⓘ
linked to: Batavia

Malacca ⓘ
Penang ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ
cuisine Peranakan cuisine ⓘ
cuisineCharacteristic complex spice pastes (rempah) ⓘ
use of spices and coconut milk ⓘ
cuisineInfluence Chinese cuisine ⓘ
Indonesian cuisine ⓘ
Malay cuisine ⓘ
culturalHeritageStatus intangible cultural heritage in Singapore ⓘ
culturalInfluence Chinese culture ⓘ
European colonial culture ⓘ
Malay culture ⓘ
linked to: Malay
ethnicOrigin Chinese ⓘ
Malay ⓘ
local Southeast Asian peoples ⓘ
genderRoleTerm Baba ⓘ
Nyonya ⓘ
historicalCenter Malacca ⓘ
Penang ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ
Straits Settlements ⓘ
historicalContext marriage between Chinese traders and local women ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfFormation 15th century ⓘ
16th century ⓘ
language Baba Malay ⓘ
English ⓘ
Hokkien ⓘ
Malay ⓘ
materialCulture Peranakan porcelain ⓘ
Straits Eclectic architecture ⓘ
beaded slippers (kasut manek) ⓘ
ornate furniture ⓘ
notableCulturalDomain architecture ⓘ
cuisine ⓘ
dress ⓘ
language ⓘ
performing arts ⓘ
region Southeast Asia ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Chinese folk religion ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Taoism ⓘ
significantPopulationIn Indonesia ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ
socialClassHistorical Straits-born Chinese elite ⓘ
traditionalDress batik sarong ⓘ
kebaya ⓘ
sarong kebaya ⓘ
writingSystem Chinese characters ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Malacca → majorEthnicGroup → Peranakan Chinese ⓘ
Tjong A Fie Mansion → hasDecorativeStyle → Peranakan ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese
Dondang sayang → associatedCommunity → Peranakan community ⓘ
subject linked to: dondang sayang
linked to: Peranakan Chinese
Baba Malay → hasAlternativeName → Straits Chinese Malay ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese
Baba Malay → historicallySpokenBy → Peranakan community ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese
Baba Malay → historicallySpokenBy → Straits Chinese community ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese
Baba Malay → associatedEthnicGroup → Peranakan Chinese ⓘ
Baba Malay → associatedEthnicGroup → Straits-born Chinese ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese
Muar → hasCulturalCommunity → Peranakan community ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese
Penang Hokkien → usedBy → Peranakan Chinese in Penang ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese
Peranakan Chinese → alsoKnownAs → Peranakan ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese
Peranakan Chinese → alsoKnownAs → Baba-Nyonya ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese
Jonker Street → famousFor → Peranakan culture ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese
Jonker Street → heritageInfluence → Peranakan ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese
Goh → isUsedBy → Peranakan Chinese ⓘ
Old Phuket Town → hasCulturalInfluence → Peranakan ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese
Kebaya encim → hasCulturalAssociationWith → Peranakan Chinese ⓘ
Baba House → associatedEthnicGroup → Peranakan Chinese ⓘ
Malacca (state) → hasEthnicGroup → Peranakan Chinese ⓘ
subject linked to: Malacca state
Penang Island → ethnicGroup → Peranakans ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese
Straits Chinese → alternateName → Peranakan Chinese ⓘ
Straits Chinese → alternateName → Baba-Nyonya ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese
kebaya → associatedWithCulture → Peranakan culture ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese
Nyonya → usedInCulture → Peranakan Chinese culture ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese
Nyonya → associatedWith → Baba-Nyonya community ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese
Nyonya → associatedWith → Peranakan community ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese
Nyonya → honorificUsage → used as a respectful form of address for Peranakan women ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese
Chinatown, Malacca → culturalInfluence → Peranakan ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese
Chinatown, Malacca → architecturalStyle → Peranakan ⓘ
linked to: Peranakan Chinese
Temple of Green Cloud → associatedEthnicGroup → Peranakan Chinese ⓘ