gweipo

noun

gweipo

noun

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

1

Hong Kong, Derogatory An (older) Caucasian woman.

  • 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.2016 May 4, Christine Cappio(張雪婷), Gweimui's Hong Kong Story, 商務(香港)印書館, →ISBN:
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