粵

鬼gwai2佬lou2

gwai2 lou2guǐ lǎo

English

  1. foreigner (Cantonese)
  2. gweilo, a Caucasian man; literally "ghost guy"
  3. Westerner
  4. (sometimes offensive) white people

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 男性白人(量詞:個)
  2. 對白人嘅稱呼,有時帶有貶義

Examples

  • 我老細係鬼佬嚟嘅。

    My boss is a foreigner.

  • 啲鬼佬好鍾意喺蘭桂坊劈酒。

    Foreigners love to get wasted in Lan Kwai Fong.

  • 鬼佬鴛鴦

    mixed drink made by Ovaltine and Horlicks

  • 鬼佬嘢唔啱我。

    I'm not particularly a fan of Western stuff.

  • 去到鬼佬地方,始終都係食唔慣啲嘢。

    Every time I visit a Western country, I can't get used to the food there.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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