毛子

Chinese

		hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad. (毛子)		毛	子

Etymology

Used most prominently during the time of the Boxer Rebellion. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): máozi

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄠˊ ˙ㄗ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: máozi
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˊ ˙ㄗ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mau.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ zi²
  - Yale: mòuh jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ ji²
  - IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    模子
    毛子

Noun

毛子

(slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) foreigner; white man
(in particular) Russian person

Synonyms

(Russian person) 老毛子 (lǎomáozi)

Derived terms

二毛子
俄毛子
毛妹 (máomèi)

紅毛子／红毛子
老毛子 (lǎomáozi)

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