Meaning of 毛子
毛子 means old term for Western foreigners; old term for bandits, robbers. Pronounced máo zi.
- old term for Western foreigners
- old term for bandits, robbers
- lint; fluff; fine bits of wool or thread
Definitions & Examples
Qīng清
mò末
mín民
jiān间
yǒu有
shí时
qīng轻
miè蔑
dì地
chēng称
yáng洋
rén人
wéi为
“
máo毛
zi子
”
。
In the late Qing dynasty, common people sometimes contemptuously called foreigners '毛子'.