communist bandit

English

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 共匪 (gòngfěi).

Noun

communist bandit (plural communist bandits)

1. (archaic, derogatory) A Chinese communist.

Usage notes

Formerly used by the Kuomintang of the Republic of China. The government of the Republic of China has stopped using this term. Colloquial use of this term occasionally occurs among Chinese dissidents.

Translations

(derogatory) Chinese communist

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 共匪 (zh) (gòngfěi)

• Finnish: kommunistiroisto
• Korean: 공산비적 (gongsanbijeok), 공비 (gongbi)
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