ボドイ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese bộ đội. At first, it referred to the NVA, but after the implementation of the technical intern trainee policy, the high Vietnamese crime rate in Japan led to the word becoming derogatory. Doublet of 部隊 (butai).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ボドイ [bòdóí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [bo̞do̞i]

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Noun

ボドイ • (bodoi) 

  1. (informal, ethnic slur) Vietnamese person, especially who work as a technical intern trainees
    「ボドイ・ジャパン」ベトナム人犯罪増(じんはんざいぞうか)の背景(はうけい)に独自組織(おなじそしき)の存在(そんざい)
    “bodoijapan” betonamujin hanzai zōka no haukei ni onaji soshiki no sonzai
    “Bodoi Japan” Existence of the same organization behind the increase in Vietnamese crimes
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