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東洋鬼子

简东洋鬼子 · 繁東洋鬼子

Mandarin · pinyin Dōng yáng guǐ zi

(esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931–1945) Jap; Nip

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
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
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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1–2–3–5 · Dong1 yang2 gui3 zi5

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dung1 joeng4 gwai2 zi2

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noun

(dated, derogatory, ethnic slur) Eastern devil; Japanese devil; Jap (term of abuse for Japanese)

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