What does the Xu family mean in Cantonese?

The Xu family refers to a group of people who live in coastal areas and make a living by fishing in the sea. The Xu family lives by fishing, water and boats all the year round. They are called gypsies at sea. They are hardworking, brave, kind and simple, and have played an important role in the development of coastal fisheries in Guangdong.

The origin of Tujia family can't be verified. One is the early southern Han nationality whose families such as Guangfu and Hakka in the Pearl River Delta reached the Pearl River Delta; First, it is a special folk body formed by the southern water people such as Gu Yue or Gu Li who were rejected by the land people and drifted at sea for many years. It is not an independent nation, but a collective name of coastal water residents in China, belonging to the Han nationality.

Extended data:

Yi people are divided into Fuzhou Yi people and Guangdong Yi people.

Jia Min in Fuzhou and Mindong in Fujian called Jia Min in Fujian "Quti" and Fujian fishermen.

Family members in Guangdong are called "water people" or fishermen and family members.

People in different places live in different berths, waters and dialects, so their names are different.

The Tujia dialects in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan belong to the Cantonese dialect branch of Chinese, while the Tujia dialects in Fuzhou mainly use Fuzhou dialect.