二鬼子

Chinese

		two	“foreign devil”, often in reference to an intruder, especially the Japanese: Jap; Nip
simp. and trad. (二鬼子)		二	鬼子
Literally: “the second guizi (devils)”.

Etymology

In Manchukuo, Japanese were called 鬼子 (guǐzi), 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)⁺
  - Pinyin: èrguǐzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄗ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ellgoei.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁶ gwai² zi²
  - Yale: yih gwái jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ gwai² dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ guei² ji²
  - IPA ^(key): /jiː²² kʷɐi̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

二鬼子

(historical, pejorative) Chinese traitors during the Second Sino-Japanese War
(historical, pejorative) pro-Japanese Koreans in Manchukuo

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