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西sai1方fong1人jan4

sai1 fong1 jan4Xī fāng rén

English

  1. Westerner
  2. Occidental
  3. Westerner (mostly means Caucasian)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 對西方白人嘅稱呼,因為佢哋大多都係由西而來,所以稱為西方人

Examples

  • 由佢同日本人好遠嘅靚特徵可以睇到, 優奈其實唔係天生日本人。 有啲人係啲祖母係西方人嘅宿舍。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 一般來說,中國人認為米飯是重要的食物;大多數西方人則認為速食是重要的食物。

    Normally speaking, Chinese people consider rice to be an important food; the majority of Westerners consider fast food to be an important food.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 一般而言,中國人將米飯視為重要的食物;而大部分的西方人則將速食視為重要的食物。

    Normally speaking, Chinese people consider rice to be an important food; the majority of Westerners consider fast food to be an important food.

    Tatoeba · egg0073 CC BY

  • 佢屋企請咗個西方人教佢講英文。

    His family hired a Westerner to teach him English. 量詞:個

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

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