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单词 gweilo
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Definition of gweilo in English:

gweilo

nounPlural gweilosˈɡweɪləʊ
SE Asian
  • A foreigner, especially a westerner.

    〈东南亚〉老外,洋鬼子(尤指西方国家的人)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • No matter what a gweilo does, he can never be fully accepted by the local people.
    • But even savvy gweilos will be frustrated by this mess.
    • In 1992, he sparked a heated argument by calling a fellow member a " gweilo’.
    • The majority of the customers are gweilos (Brits, Australians, Americans, Canadians, Europeans) and Japanese, and the shops tend to have different ranges for the two groups - my comments are mainly about "gweilo food".
    • The fact that he was just a little guy - 147 lb, 5ft 7in - and could take on the biggest gweilo [Cantonese slang for foreigner] and knock the hell out of him.
    Synonyms
    alien, foreign national, non-native, immigrant, settler, newcomer, stranger, outsider

Origin

Cantonese, literally 'ghost man'.

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