鬼佬
Chinese
ghost; sly; crafty | man; guy | ||
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trad. (鬼佬) | 鬼 | 佬 | |
simp. #(鬼佬) | 鬼 | 佬 |
Etymology
(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Originally Cantonese. From the supposed resemblance of Portuguese and other European skin tones to ghosts.
Pronunciation
Noun
鬼佬
- (chiefly Cantonese, Eastern Min, colloquial, derogatory, sometimes offensive, ethnic slur) gweilo; "foreign devil"; Caucasian; whitey
Usage notes
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 外國人 (“foreigner”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 西方人 (“Westerner; Caucasian”) [map]
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