Definitions
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- noun
Japanese pirates that raided Japan's neighbouring countries in theLate Middle Ages
Etymologies
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From Mandarin 倭寇 (wōkòu, "Japanese pirates")
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Examples
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In the articles, the author referred to the Taiwanese as taibazi (台巴子, “Taiwanese rednecks”) and wokou (倭寇, “Japanese pirates”).
Archive 2009-03-01 Michael Turton 2009
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In the articles, the author referred to the Taiwanese as taibazi (台巴子, “Taiwanese rednecks”) and wokou (倭寇, “Japanese pirates”).
Kuo Kuan-ying = Fan Lan-chin? Michael Turton 2009
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Kuan said that Kuo wrote the blogs using the pen name Fan Lan-chih (范蘭欽) referring to Taiwanese as taibazi (台巴子, meaning "Taiwanese rednecks") or wokou (倭寇, meaning "Japanese pirates").
Taipei Times 2009
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