Indigenous 'Paylang' 白浪 (Taiwanese Han) = Taiwanese Hokkien ‘ pháinn-lâng’ 歹人 (Bad People) Indigenous - Taiwan Hokkien  Linguistics Puzzle Remarkably Solved!   陳耀昌  Chen Yao Chang a veteran hematology professor, stem cell researcher and historical novelist - o nce again supplied me the answer to a question from 3 years ago, an answer I have not been able to reach from any indigenous 'specialists' I came across.  First wonderful information Professor Chen gave me is on  The Principal Unit of Land Measure  : The principal unit of land measure is 甲 (Taiwanese: kah, Hakka: kap, Mandarin: jiǎ). The unit is derived from the obsolete Dutch morgen, which was introduced during Taiwan's Dutch era. The second one (and I am sure there will be plenty more 'surprises' from the extraordinary Professor Chen!) is on this term 白浪 (pinyin bailang) I first heard from a sausage vendor in Wulai Old Street. His stall is the first one after this...