laowai

See also: lǎowài

English

Alternative forms

lao-wai (Wade–Giles)
Lao Wai

Etymology

From Mandarin 老外 (lǎowài, literally “old outside[r]”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laʊˈwaɪ/

Noun

laowai (plural laowais or laowai)

(colloquial) A foreigner in mainland China or Taiwan, (particularly) a Western one.

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:white person

Related terms

gweilo

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