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洋鬼子
Hiragana
ようきし
Noun
dated
derogatory
Japanese Meaning
中国語で、西洋人・欧米人をさげすんで呼ぶ蔑称。文字通りには「西洋の悪魔」の意。主に近代中国において、侵略的な西欧列強の人々を指して用いられた歴史的表現。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ちゅうごくで せいようのひとを ばかにしてよぶ むかしの ひどいことば。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
贬义称呼，指西方人（洋人）。 / 旧时对西方人的侮辱性称呼。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
舊時對西方人的蔑稱。 / 貶稱西方人，帶侮辱意味。
Korean Meaning
중국에서 서양인을 경멸적으로 부르는 말 / 서구인을 비하하는 옛 속칭
Indonesian
sebutan hina bagi orang Barat / istilah merendahkan untuk orang asing dari Barat / julukan setan Barat bagi orang Barat (kasar)
Vietnamese Meaning
(cũ, miệt thị) ‘quỷ Tây’; cách gọi khinh miệt người phương Tây. / Từ dùng ở Trung Quốc để gọi miệt thị người phương Tây.
Tagalog Meaning
mapanlait na tawag sa mga Kanluranin / literal: “demonyong taga‑Kanluran” / lumang salitang Tsino na panlalait sa mga dayong Kanluranin
Sense（1）
(dated, derogatory) Literally, “western devil”: term used in China to refer disparagingly to westerners.
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(dated, derogatory) Literally, “western devil”: term used in China to refer disparagingly to westerners.
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洋鬼子
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He was used to being called a foreign devil.
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彼は洋鬼子と呼ばれることに慣れていました。
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