gweilo
gweilo · gweilos · gweilo
A white person in China, a manA white person in China, (particularly) a man; a ‘foreign devil’.
» I am Chinese and Tom is a gweilo.
Meaning
1 senses(colloquial, ethnic, slur)A white person in China, (particularly) a man; a ‘foreign devil’.
Examples
1 sentencesI am Chinese and Tom is a gweilo.
Origin
From Cantonese 鬼佬 (gwai² lou²), from 鬼 (gwai², “ghost”) + 佬 (lou², “guy, man”).From Cantonese 鬼佬 (gwai² lou²), from 鬼 (gwai², “ghost”) + 佬 (lou², “guy, man”).
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Forms
plural: gweilos / gweiloSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular