See 小日本 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"etymology_text": "Popularised during the Japanese occupation of China in World War II.\nThe slur either referred to the shorter height of Japanese people, the smaller landmass of the Japanese archipelago, or simply to mock the Japanese Empire.",
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"lang_code": "zh",
"literal_meaning": "little Japan or small Japan",
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"name": "Japan",
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"glosses": [
"the Japanese, a Jap"
],
"id": "en-小日本-zh-noun-XXTfoadD",
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"raw_glosses": [
"(derogatory, ethnic slur) the Japanese, a Jap"
],
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"wikipedia": [
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}
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"sounds": [
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "xiǎorìběn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "siu² jat⁶ bun²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "xiǎorìběn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "siǎorìhběn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "hsiao³-jih⁴-pên³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "syǎu-r̀-běn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "sheauryhbeen"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "сяожибэнь"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "sjaožibɛnʹ"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA",
"standard"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "xiǎorìběnr"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇㄦ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "siǎorìhběnr"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "hsiao³-jih⁴-pên³-ʼrh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "syǎu-r̀-běnr"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "sheauryhbeel"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "сяожибэньр"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "sjaožibɛnʹr"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹ pəɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "síu yaht bún"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "siu² jat⁹ bun²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "xiu² yed⁶ bun²"
},
{
"ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ jɐt̚² puːn³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹ pəɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ jɐt̚² puːn³⁵/"
}
],
"word": "小日本"
}
{
"etymology_text": "Popularised during the Japanese occupation of China in World War II.\nThe slur either referred to the shorter height of Japanese people, the smaller landmass of the Japanese archipelago, or simply to mock the Japanese Empire.",
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"lang_code": "zh",
"literal_meaning": "little Japan or small Japan",
"pos": "noun",
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"Cantonese nouns",
"Chinese derogatory terms",
"Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
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"Chinese lemmas",
"Chinese nouns",
"Chinese terms spelled with 小",
"Chinese terms spelled with 日",
"Chinese terms spelled with 本",
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"glosses": [
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"(derogatory, ethnic slur) the Japanese, a Jap"
],
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"sounds": [
{
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"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "xiǎorìběn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "siu² jat⁶ bun²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "xiǎorìběn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "siǎorìhběn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "hsiao³-jih⁴-pên³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "syǎu-r̀-běn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "sheauryhbeen"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "сяожибэнь"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "sjaožibɛnʹ"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA",
"standard"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "xiǎorìběnr"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇㄦ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "siǎorìhběnr"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "hsiao³-jih⁴-pên³-ʼrh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "syǎu-r̀-běnr"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "sheauryhbeel"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "сяожибэньр"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "sjaožibɛnʹr"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹ pəɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "síu yaht bún"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "siu² jat⁹ bun²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "xiu² yed⁶ bun²"
},
{
"ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ jɐt̚² puːn³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹ pəɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ jɐt̚² puːn³⁵/"
}
],
"word": "小日本"
}
Download raw JSONL data for 小日本 meaning in Chinese (3.3kB)
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