愛國賊

Chinese

		to love one's country; to be patriotic	thief
trad. (愛國賊)		愛國	賊
simp. (爱国贼)		爱国	贼

Etymology

Play on 賣國賊／卖国贼 (màiguózéi), using 愛國／爱国 (àiguó).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àiguózéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): oi³ gwok³ caak⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àiguózéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àiguózéi
    • Wade–Giles: ai⁴-kuo²-tsei²
    • Yale: ài-gwó-dzéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aygwotzeir
    • Palladius: айгоцзэй (ajgoczɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡seɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: oi³ gwok³ caak⁶
    • Yale: oi gwok chaahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: oi³ gwok⁸ tsaak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: oi³ guog³ cag⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯³³ kʷɔːk̚³ t͡sʰaːk̚²/

Noun

愛國賊

1. "patriotic thieves", people who conduct thuggish behaviour under the name of patriotism