Gweipo

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An (older) Caucasian woman. Hong-Kong, derogatory

    "Do I feel more like a Hongkonger than French? Even though I might consider myself a local, I will always be seen as a gweipo, chiefly because of the colour of my skin."

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gweilo

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"Do I feel more like a Hongkonger than French? Even though I might consider myself a local, I will always be seen as a gweipo, chiefly because of the colour of my skin."

Etymology

From Cantonese 鬼婆 (gwai² po⁴, “foreign woman”), literally "ghost woman".

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