粵

鬼gwai2子zi2

gwai2 zi2guǐ zi

English

  1. devil (derog. term for foreign invaders)
  2. (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931–1945) Jap; Nip
  3. foreigners; barbarians (commonly used as a pejorative for those from northern China); lit. ghost son

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 北方中國人對外國人嘅貶稱(量詞:個/班)

Examples

  • 東洋鬼子

    the Japs

  • (西) 洋鬼子

    western barbarians

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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