蝗蟲

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See also: 蝗虫

Chinese

locust animal; insect
trad. (蝗蟲)
simp. (蝗虫)
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Etymology

"Mainland Chinese"
From the view that Mainland Chinese come into Hong Kong in large crowds while consuming any resource that they could find, and "refuse to follow rules and order".[1]

Pronunciation


Noun

蝗蟲

  1. locust
  2. person with a big appetite
  3. (Hong Kong, slang, derogatory, offensive) mainland Chinese; mainlander

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Hyōgai
ちゅう
Hyōgai
kan'on
For pronunciation and definitions of 蝗蟲 – see the following entry.
蝗虫こうちゅう
locust
(This term, 蝗蟲, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)