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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural community
ethnic group
overseas Chinese community
alsoKnownAs Baba Malay
surface form: Baba Chinese

Peranakan Chinese
surface form: Baba-Nyonya

Peranakan Chinese
surface form: Peranakan

Straits Chinese
associatedWithPortCity Batavia
surface form: Batavia (Jakarta)

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
surface form: Malay culture
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

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Malacca majorEthnicGroup Peranakan Chinese
Tjong A Fie Mansion hasDecorativeStyle Peranakan Chinese
this entity surface form: Peranakan
dondang sayang associatedCommunity Peranakan Chinese
subject surface form: Dondang sayang
this entity surface form: Peranakan community
Baba Malay hasAlternativeName Peranakan Chinese
this entity surface form: Straits Chinese Malay
Baba Malay historicallySpokenBy Peranakan Chinese
this entity surface form: Peranakan community
Baba Malay historicallySpokenBy Peranakan Chinese
this entity surface form: Straits Chinese community
Baba Malay associatedEthnicGroup Peranakan Chinese
Baba Malay associatedEthnicGroup Peranakan Chinese
this entity surface form: Straits-born Chinese
Muar hasCulturalCommunity Peranakan Chinese
this entity surface form: Peranakan community
Penang Hokkien usedBy Peranakan Chinese
this entity surface form: Peranakan Chinese in Penang
Peranakan Chinese alsoKnownAs Peranakan Chinese
this entity surface form: Peranakan
Peranakan Chinese alsoKnownAs Peranakan Chinese
this entity surface form: Baba-Nyonya
Jonker Street famousFor Peranakan Chinese
this entity surface form: Peranakan culture
Jonker Street heritageInfluence Peranakan Chinese
this entity surface form: Peranakan
Goh isUsedBy Peranakan Chinese
Old Phuket Town hasCulturalInfluence Peranakan Chinese
this entity surface form: Peranakan