Honghuzi

Hong·hu·zi
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noun

Armed Chinese robbers and bandits who operated in the eastern Russia-China borderland.

OriginMandarin 紅胡子 /红胡子 →
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Meanings

nounHonghuzi pl (plural only)

alternative Hunghutze

  1. historicalpluralplural onlyArmed Chinese robbers and bandits who operated in the eastern Russia-China borderland.

Origin

  1. Mandarin紅胡子 /红胡子
  2. EnglishHonghuzi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 紅胡子 /红胡子 (literally “red beards”). The term originally referred to Russians due to their facial appearance, but was later applied to Chinese bandits.

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Translations

Russian хунхузы
  • хунхузы (xunxuzy)armed robbers and bandits
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Honghuzi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Honghuzi

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“Honghuzi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Honghuzi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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