laowai

== English == === Alternative forms === lao-wai (Wade–Giles) Lao Wai === Etymology === From Mandarin 老外 (lǎowài, literally “old outside[r]”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /laʊˈwaɪ/ enPR: lou′wī′ Hyphenation: lao‧wai === Noun === laowai (plural laowais or laowai) (colloquial) A foreigner in mainland China or Taiwan, (particularly) a Western one. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:white person ==== Related terms ==== gweilo