小日本兒
See also: 小日本儿
Chinese
little Japan; the Japanese, a Jap | son; child; diminutive suffix | ||
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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 films. In WWII, the Chinese thought the Japanese were shorter in stature than the Chinese.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 小日本兒
Usage notes
Less offensive than 日本鬼子 (Rìběn guǐzi).