gweilo

== English == === Alternative forms === gwailo, kwailo === Etymology === From Cantonese 鬼佬 (gwai2 lou2), from 鬼 (gwai2, “ghost”) + 佬 (lou2, “guy, man”). === Noun === gweilo (plural gweilos or gweilo) (colloquial, ethnic slur) A white person in China, (particularly) a man; a ‘foreign devil’. ==== Usage notes ==== Some expatriates in Hong Kong now reclaim the word to jokingly refer to themselves. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:white person ==== Related terms ==== laowai gweipo