小日本兒

See also: 小日本儿

Chinese

		little Japan; the Japanese	son; child; diminutive suffix
trad. (小日本兒)		小日本	兒
simp. (小日本儿)		小日本	儿

Etymology

Literally, "small Japanese", an offensive word for someone from Japan, popular in wartime and often found in anti-Japanese' invasion films. In WWII, the Chinese thought the Japanese were shorter in stature than the Chinese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎorìběnr

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇㄦ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎorìběnr
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎorìhběnr
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-jih⁴-pên³-ʼrh
    • Yale: syǎu-r̀-běnr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauryhbeel
    • Palladius: сяожибэньр (sjaožibɛnʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹ pəɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

小日本兒

1. (slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) (Mandarin) Erhua form of 小日本 (xiǎorìběn, “the Japanese”).

Usage notes

Less offensive than 日本鬼子 (Rìběn guǐzi).