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はいちぇー【海賊】 : haichee | define meaning
haichee
Pronunciation: [hait͡ɕeː]
Definition
Noun
- Pirate
Etymology
Historically pronounced はいつぇー haitsee. Ultimately from Chinese 【海賊・海贼】 "pirate" (cf. Mandarin hǎizéi; Cantonese hoi2 caak6; Hokkien hái-chha̍t; Eastern Min hāi-chĕk; Sino-Korean 해적 haejeok; Sino-Vietnamese hải tặc; and Sino-Japanese かいぞく kaizoku), most likely borrowed from Mandarin.
意味：かいぞく【海賊】