양귀자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 洋鬼子, probably an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 洋鬼子 (yángguǐzi).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠ŋɡɥid͡ʑa̠] ~ [ja̠ŋɡyd͡ʑa̠]
Phonetic hangul: [양귀자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	yanggwija
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	yanggwija
McCune–Reischauer^?	yanggwija
Yale Romanization^?	yangkwica

Noun

양귀자 • (yanggwija) (hanja 洋鬼子)

(obsolete, derogatory, ethnic slur) white devil; Western devil; foreign devil (term of abuse for Westerners)
Synonym: 양놈 (yangnom)
- 1866, 홍순학/洪淳學 (Hong Sun-hak), 연행가/燕行歌 (Yeonhaengga) [Song of the Journey to Beijing]:
  큰길 의 양귀ᄌᆞ놈 무상왕ᄂᆡᄒᆞ네
  눈골은 움슉ᄒᆞ고 코마로ᄂᆞᆫ 우둑ᄒᆞ여
  머리털 은 발간 거 시 곱실곱실 양피 갓고 […]
  Keun'gir-ui yanggwija-nom musang'wangnaehane
  Nun'gor-eun umsyukhago komaro-neun udukhayeo
  Meoriteor-eun balgan geo-si gopsilgopsil yangpi gatgo [ … ]
  The white devils on the busy road freely come and go
  Their eyes are deep-set and their nose ridges are lofty
  Their hair, being all red, is curly like wool […]