chì​lǎo

scoundrel

赤佬 chì​lǎo
scoundrel
A derogatory term used in Wu dialects like Shanghainese for a ghost, devil, or scoundrel; often used as a swearword or jokingly to refer to a person
Communist
(historical) A derogatory term used by the Kuomintang to refer to Communists in the early 20th century.

Frequency

Written text
0.141 per million

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)