歪果仁

歪果仁

Chinese

		askew	nut; kernel
simp. and trad. (歪果仁)		歪	果仁
Literally: “askew kernel”.

Etymology

From Mandarin 外國人／外国人 (wàiguórén, “foreigner”), with mispronounced tones (as is typical for Chinese-learning foreigners).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wāiguǒrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wāiguǒrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uaiguuoren
    • IPA ^(key): /u̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐən³⁵/

Noun

歪果仁

1. (neologism, humorous) foreigner

See also

• 煲冬瓜 (bāodōngguā)
• 鳩嗚／鸠呜