"Ghost person"; Cantonese slang for white people, sometimes as a racial slur
"Foreign devil" redirects here. For other uses, see Foreign Devil (disambiguation).
Gweilo
Chinese
鬼佬
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
guǐlǎo
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
gwáilóu
Jyutping
gwai2 lou2
Gweilo or gwailou (Chinese: 鬼佬; Cantonese Yale: gwáilóu, pronounced [kʷɐ̌ilǒu]ⓘ) is a common Cantonese slang term for Westerners. In the absence of modifiers, it refers to white people and has a history of racially deprecatory and pejorative use. Cantonese speakers frequently use gwailou to refer to Westerners in general use, in a non-derogatory context, although whether this type of usage is offensive (i.e., an ethnic slur) is disputed by both Cantonese and Westerners.[1][2]
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General Ang mo Bule Cracker Farang Guiri Guizi Gweilo Honky Mat Salleh Redleg Wasi'chu Wigger Wog Albanians Šiptar Turco-Albanian British Limey (English...
General Ang mo Bule Cracker Farang Guiri Guizi Gweilo Honky Mat Salleh Redleg Wasi'chu Wigger Wog Albanians Šiptar Turco-Albanian British Limey (English...
General Ang mo Bule Cracker Farang Guiri Guizi Gweilo Honky Mat Salleh Redleg Wasi'chu Wigger Wog Albanians Šiptar Turco-Albanian British Limey (English...
General Ang mo Bule Cracker Farang Guiri Guizi Gweilo Honky Mat Salleh Redleg Wasi'chu Wigger Wog Albanians Šiptar Turco-Albanian British Limey (English...
General Ang mo Bule Cracker Farang Guiri Guizi Gweilo Honky Mat Salleh Redleg Wasi'chu Wigger Wog Albanians Šiptar Turco-Albanian British Limey (English...
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