洋鬼子

Chinese

ocean; foreign cad; villain; low-bred
trad. (洋鬼子) 鬼子
simp. #(洋鬼子) 鬼子

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Noun

洋鬼子

  1. (dated, derogatory, ethnic slur) white devil; Western devil; foreign devil (term of abuse for Westerners)

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 假洋鬼子

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (洋鬼子):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
よう
Grade: 3

Grade: S

Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

From Sinitic 洋鬼子 (yángguǐzi, western devil; foreign devil). Given the history of the term, probably from written Chinese 洋鬼子 (yángguǐzi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jo̞ːkʲiɕi]

Noun

(よう)()() • (yōkishi) 

  1. (dated, derogatory) Literally, “western devil”: term used in China to refer disparagingly to westerners.
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