鬼子

Chinese

		ghost; sly; crafty	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (鬼子)		鬼	子
simp. #(鬼子)		鬼	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guǐzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai² zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guǐzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guěizi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: kuei³-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: gwěi-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goei.tzy
    • Palladius: гуйцзы (gujczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai² zi²
    • Yale: gwái jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai² dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei² ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 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

• (of Westerners, chiefly Mandarin) 老外 (lǎowài)
• (of Westerners, chiefly Cantonese) 鬼佬 (guǐlǎo)
• (of Westerners, chiefly Hakka) 紅毛／红毛 (hóngmáo), 紅毛猴／红毛猴 (hóngmáohóu), 紅毛人／红毛人

Derived terms

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Japanese

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

Noun

鬼(おに)子(ご) • (onigo) 

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