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扮晒鬼佬
  baan6 saai3 gwai2 lou2   jyutping
  ban4 shai4 gui3 lao3   pinyin
acting like a foreigner

For example, used to indicate snobbery such as when English is used to speak in a casual setting to other bilingual locals.
Common Formation
verb

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
扮晒鬼佬

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Characters in this word:

 baan6 baan3  -  act as; dress up as; pretend
 saai3  -  [粵] entirely; very much; show off
 gwai2  -  ghost; devil; dishonest; terrible
 lou2  -  guy, fellow, bloke, chap
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