小 日 本

xiǎo Rì běndictionary entry

(derog.) Japanese person / Jap

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

小日本小日本 [xiao3 Ri4 ben3] /(derog.) Japanese person/Jap/

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Reference information

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Character information

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小
xiǎo
small / tiny / few / young
日
rì
(bound form) sun / day / day of the month / (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本[Rì běn]) / (vulgar) to fuck / to have sex with
本
běn
(bound form) root / stem / (bound form) origin / source / (bound form) one's own / this / (bound form) this / the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally / initially / capital / principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.