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 p.m.–1 a.m., 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

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): máozi

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄠˊ ˙ㄗ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): мозы (mozɨ, I-0)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: máozi
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˊ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: máozi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: mao²-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: máu-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mau.tzy
    • Palladius: маоцзы (maoczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: мозы (mozɨ, I-0)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔ²⁴ t͡sz̩⁰/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: mou⁴ zi²
    • Yale: mòuh jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 模子 毛子

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 毛子

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

Synonyms

• (Russian person) 老毛子 (lǎomáozi)