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慕洋犬

Mandarin · pinyin mù yáng quǎn

(slang) (derog.) person who uncritically admires the West while disparaging China (pun on 牧羊犬 mù yáng quǎn)

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慕: mù · long for, desire; admire
洋: yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
犬: quǎn · dog; radical number 94

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4–2–3 · mu4 yang2 quan3

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(Internet slang, derogatory) an extreme xenophile; someone who admires foreign countries over their own country

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