愛國賊

Chinese

		to love one's country; to be patriotic	thief
trad. (愛國賊)		愛國	賊
simp. (爱国贼)		爱国	贼

Etymology

Play on 賣國賊／卖国贼 (màiguózéi), using 愛國／爱国 (àiguó).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): àiguózéi

(Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): oi³ gwok³ caak⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: àiguózéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: àiguózéi
  - Wade–Giles: ai⁴-kuo²-tsei²
  - Yale: ài-gwó-dzéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aygwotzeir
  - Palladius: айгоцзэй (ajgoczɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡seɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: oi³ gwok³ caak⁶
  - Yale: oi gwok chaahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: oi³ gwok⁸ tsaak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: oi³ guog³ cag⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯³³ kʷɔːk̚³ t͡sʰaːk̚²/

Noun

愛國賊

"patriotic thieves", people who conduct thuggish behaviour under the name of patriotism

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