gweilo

noun

Meaning

A white person in China, a man; a ‘foreign devil’.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

gwailo(English)kwailo(English)guailo(English)foreign devil(English)white devil(English)white monkey(English)gweipo(English)laowai(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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