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西sai1人jan4

sai1 jan4xī rén

English

  1. (n.) refers to foreigner, usually Caucasian; a westerner
  2. westerner (mostly means Caucasian)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 對西方白人嘅別稱,因為佢哋大多都係由西而來,所以稱為西人

Examples

  • 雖然係巴西人,但我係法國隊嘅球迷,因為我父親係喺巴黎出世,亦有事實係我有個法國姓同埋因為我鍾意法國。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 她是巴西人。

    She's Brazilian.

    Tatoeba · johannjunge CC BY

  • 作者是巴西人。

    The author is Brazilian.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 不是所有巴西人都喜欢狂欢节。

    Not all Brazilians enjoy Carnival.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 威廉是从巴西来的。他是巴西人。

    Guilherme is from Brazil. He is Brazilian.

    Tatoeba · billt_estates CC BY

  • 佢屋企請咗個西人教佢講英文。

    His family hired a westerner to teach him English.

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

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