东洋鬼子 dōng yáng guǐ zi

DEFINITIONS

  1. foreign devil
  2. wartime term of abuse for Japanese

CHARACTERS

东 dōng
HSK 1
east, eastern, eastward
洋 yáng
HSK 4
ocean, sea; foreign; western
鬼 guǐ
HSK 5
ghost; spirit of dead; devil
子 zi
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch