粵

番faan1鬼gwai2仔zai2

faan1 gwai2 zai2fān guǐ zǐ

English

  1. (noun) a Western boy
  2. young male foreigner, a Western boy or young man. A little bit derogatory to add a Faan(means barbarian) at the beginning.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指年輕男性西方人,尤其係白種人,加個「番」字比就咁叫「鬼仔」係多咗一啲貶意。

Examples

  • 通常祇有番鬼仔娶港女,好少有港男娶番鬼妹。

    It's common for a HK woman to marry a foreign guy. But it's rare for a HK male to marry a foreign young lady.

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

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