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鬼佬

gwai2 lou2

Westerner; foreigner; a Caucasian man (may be considered derogatory depending on the context) -- lit. "ghost person" so called because of their pale complexion

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 80,800

鬼佬

鬼 gwai2 gui3 - ghost; spirit; devil; dark; evil
佬 lou2 lao3 liao2 lu4 - guy, male, fellow, man

This word was added by claw on 22nd Jul 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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