鬼子

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鬼子

1. (obsolete, derogatory) cad; villain; low-bred (a swear word)

   • 我父祖名播海內，寧有不知？鬼子敢爾！ [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     我父祖名播海内，宁有不知？鬼子敢尔！ [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Liu Yiqing (editor), A New Account of the Tales of the World, 5^th century CE

     Wǒ fù zǔ míng bō hǎinèi, nìn yǒu bùzhī? Guǐzǐ gǎn ěr! [Pinyin]

     The fame of my ancestors has reached every corner of the earth, how could he pretend to not know? How dare he, that villain!

2. (historical, 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!

• (of Japanese) 日本鬼子 (Rìběn guǐzi)
• (of Westerners) 洋鬼子 (yángguǐzi)
• (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

• IPA^(key): [o̞ɲ̟iɡo̞]

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