鬼佬
Chinese
| ghost; sly; crafty | man; guy | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (鬼佬) |
鬼 | 佬 | |
Etymology
Originally Cantonese. From the supposed resemblance of Portuguese and other European skin tones to ghosts.
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鬼佬
- (chiefly Cantonese, Min Dong, colloquial, pejorative, usually offensive) gweilo, "foreign devil" (particularly a European; a Caucasian; whitey)
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