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假洋鬼子

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎ yáng guǐ zi

(derog.) wannabe foreigner, a Chinese person who apes the ways of foreigners

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假: jiǎ · falsehood, deception; vacation
洋: yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
鬼: guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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3–2–3–5 · jia3 yang2 gui3 zi5

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