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二毛子

Mandarin · pinyin èr máo zi

lit. secondary foreigner
(derogatory term for Chinese Christians and others associated with foreigners, used at the time of the Boxer Rebellion)
(coll.) westernized Chinese person
(derog.) person of mixed Chinese and Russian blood
(slang) Ukraine
German shepherd dog
(dialect) two-year-old goat

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二: èr · two; twice
毛: máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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4–2–5 · er4 mao2 zi5

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