鬼子

Chinese
ghost; sly; crafty
 
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad.
(鬼子)		 鬼 子

Pronunciation

Noun

鬼子

  1. (dated, colloquial, derogatory) “foreign devil”, often in reference to an intruder, especially the Japanese: Jap; Nip
    鬼子進村啦，快躲起來！ [MSC, trad.]
    鬼子进村啦，快躲起来！ [MSC, simp.]
    Guǐzi jìn cūn la, kuài duǒ qǐlái! [Pinyin]
    The Japs have entered the village. Quick, hide yourselves!

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • 二鬼子 (èrguǐzi)
  • 日本鬼子 (Rìběn guǐzi)
  • 東洋鬼子／东洋鬼子
  • 法國鬼子／法国鬼子
  • 洋鬼子 (yángguǐzi)
  • 紅毛鬼子／红毛鬼子
  • 英國鬼子／英国鬼子

Japanese
Kanji in this term
鬼 子
おに
Grade: S		 こ > ご
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

鬼子 (hiragana おにご, rōmaji onigo)

  1. changeling; a child which doesn't look like its parents
  2. a child born with its teeth already developed
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