毛子

毛子

Chinese

		hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad. (毛子)		毛	子

Etymology

Used 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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): máozi

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄠˊ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: máozi
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˊ ˙ㄗ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mau.tzy
    • IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: mou⁴ zi²
    • Yale: mòuh jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ ji²
    • IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 模子 毛子

Noun

毛子

1. (slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) foreigner; white man
2. (in particular) Russian person

Synonyms

• (Russian person) 老毛子 (lǎomáozi)

Derived terms

二毛子 俄毛子 毛妹 (máomèi)

紅毛子／红毛子 老毛子 (lǎomáozi)