My Chinese neighbour Sherman C. whispered that the Japanese are like the Eloi in the franchise The Time Machine of H.G. Wells. I guess that the Morlocks may be those whom the Japanese call "gaijin."
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Gaijin
//ˈɡaɪˌd͡ʒɪn//
Synonyms for "gaijin" (2 found)
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Translations
6 translations across 5 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 外人 noun ((Japan) a non-Japanese person)
Japanese
1 entries- 外人 noun ((Japan) a non-Japanese person)
Korean
1 entries- 외인 noun ((Japan) a non-Japanese person)
Polish
2 entries- gaijin noun ((Japan) a non-Japanese person)
- gaijinka noun ((Japan) a non-Japanese person)
Russian
1 entries- га́йдзин noun ((Japan) a non-Japanese person)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Not all of them are gaijin hunters.
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Tom is a gaijin.
Source: tatoeba (13573906)
The peculiar position of his group, according to Mr. Okimoto, is shown by the Japanese habit of referring to such persons as either nisei or nikkeijin —of Japanese descent—instead of calling them gaijin, that is, foreigners, or identifying them by nationality.
Source: wiktionary
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