鬼婆

Chinese

ghost; sly; crafty grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (鬼婆)
simp. #(鬼婆)
Literally: “ghost woman”.

Etymology

Variation on the more common masculine term 鬼佬 (guǐlǎo, “gweilo”).

Pronunciation


Noun

鬼婆

  1. (Cantonese, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) older Caucasian woman; gweipo

Usage notes

An (originally) derogatory term used by Cantonese speakers to refer specifically to an (older) white woman. It has come into common usage and has increasingly reduced its derogatory edge.

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おに
Grade: S
ばば
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Noun

(おに)(ばば) • (onibaba) 

  1. hag, nasty old woman
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