毛子
Chinese
edithair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
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simp. and trad. (毛子) |
毛 | 子 |
Etymology
editUsed most prominently during the time of the Boxer Rebellion. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˊ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: máozi̊h
- Wade–Giles: mao2-tzŭ5
- Yale: máu-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mau.tzy
- Palladius: маоцзы (maoczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɑʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: мозы (mozɨ, I-0)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɔ²⁴ t͡sz̩⁰/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: mou4 zi2
- Yale: mòuh jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: mou4 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: mou4 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /mou̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
- Homophones:
模子
毛子
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Noun
edit毛子
- (slang, sometimes pejorative, ethnic slur) foreigner; white man
- (obsolete) bandit; brigand; outlaw
- bits of wool or thread
Synonyms
edit- (foreigner):
- (Russian person):
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 俄羅斯人, 俄國人 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 俄國人 |
Taiwan | 俄羅斯人, 俄國人 | |
Harbin | 毛子, 老毛子 | |
Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 老毛子 |
Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 老毛子 |
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 老毛子 | |
Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 老毛子 |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 俄羅斯人, 俄國人, 俄國佬 |
Jin | Taiyuan | 俄毛子 |
- (bandit):
- 刀刀兒客 / 刀刀儿客 (dao1 daor1 ke2) (Sichuanese, dated)
- 劫匪 (jiéfěi)
- 匪徒 (fěitú)
- 匪盜 / 匪盗 (fěidào)
- 土匪 (tǔfěi)
- 強盜 / 强盗 (qiángdào)
- 強貢 / 强贡 (Hokkien)
- 強賊 / 强贼 (Hokkien)
- 搶劫犯 / 抢劫犯 (qiǎngjiéfàn)
- 棒客 (bang4 ke2) (Sichuanese)
- 棒老二 (bang4 nao3 er4) (Sichuanese)
- 盜匪 / 盗匪 (dàofěi)
- 盜寇 / 盗寇 (dàokòu)
- 盜賊 / 盗贼 (dàozéi)
- 盜隔山 / 盗隔山 (6dau-kaq-se) (Wu, humorous)
- 鬍匪 / 胡匪 (húfěi)
- 鬍子 / 胡子 (húzi) (Northeastern Mandarin, dated)
Derived terms
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- Dungan lemmas
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- Chinese nouns
- Mandarin nouns
- Dungan nouns
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- Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Chinese terms spelled with 毛
- Chinese terms spelled with 子
- Chinese slang
- Chinese ethnic slurs
- Chinese terms with obsolete senses