Chinese

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

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洋鬼子

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

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Sino-Xenic (洋鬼子):

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Kanji in this term
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Grade: 3

Grade: S

Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

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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

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Noun

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(よう)()() (yōkishi

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