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洋鬼子

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Noun

洋鬼子

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

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Derived terms

  • 假洋鬼子

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Sino-Xenic (洋鬼子):
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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

Noun

(よう)()() (yōkishi) 

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