二鬼子

Chinese

	two	cad; villain; low-bred
trad. (二鬼子)	二	鬼子
simp. ^#(二鬼子)	二	鬼子
Literally: “the second guizi (devils)”.

Etymology

In Manchukuo, Japanese were called 鬼子 (guǐzi), and the Koreans who helped the Japanese control native people were called 二鬼子. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese who helped the Japanese were also called 二鬼子.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): èrguǐzi

(Zhuyin): ㄦˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄗ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ gwai² zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: èrguǐzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: èrguěizi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: êrh⁴-kuei³-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: èr-gwěi-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ellgoei.tzy
  - Palladius: эргуйцзы (ergujczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ kweɪ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁶ gwai² zi²
  - Yale: yih gwái jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ gwai² dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ guei² ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² kʷɐi̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

二鬼子

(historical, derogatory) Chinese traitors during the Second Sino-Japanese War
他在抗戰時期當過二鬼子。 [MSC, trad.]
他在抗战时期当过二鬼子。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā zài kàngzhàn shíqī dāng guò èrguǐzi. [Pinyin]
He was a traitor during the Anti-Japanese War.
(historical, derogatory) pro-Japanese Koreans in Manchukuo

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