黑狗 (hēi gǒu) — (historical, derogatory) puppet troops and police collaborating with Japanese forces in 1920s–1930s China
Definition
A historical, derogatory term (1920s–30s) for Chinese puppet troops and police who collaborated with the Japanese occupiers — it literally means 'black dog' and was used as an insult, not a neutral label.
noun
(historical, derogatory) puppet troops and police collaborating with Japanese forces in 1920s–1930s China
Examples
- ，黑狗。Kàng rì zhàn zhēng shí qī, lǎo bǎi xìng zuì hèn de jiù shì hēi gǒu.During the War of Resistance against Japan, the common people hated the puppet troops the most.
- 黑狗。Nà bù xiǎo shuō lǐ miáo xiě le hēi gǒu qī yā bǎi xìng de qíng jǐng.That novel depicts scenes of the puppet police oppressing the people.
- ，黑狗。Lì shǐ jì zǎi zhōng, hēi gǒu wǎng wǎng chōng dāng rì běn de bāng xiōng.In historical records, the puppet troops often served as accomplices to the Japanese.
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