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蘿蔔頭

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Chinese

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radish, especially the daikon or Chinese radish; carrot head; (noun suffix)
trad. (蘿蔔頭) 蘿蔔
simp. (萝卜头) 萝卜
Literally:radish head”.

Etymology

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Sense 2: Probably from the hairstyles of Japanese soldiers during WWII, their height, or the carrots from rations.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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蘿蔔頭

  1. (Mandarin, colloquial, humorous) kid; child
  2. (Cantonese, derogatory, ethnic slur) Japanese person; Jap

Synonyms

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  • (Japanese person):

References

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