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Where does “鬼佬” come from?

鬼佬 (Cantonese) comes from Cantonese 鬼 — ghost.

Ancestry of “鬼佬”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cantonese鬼ghost

Words derived from “鬼佬”

  • gweilo
Every word from Cantonese 鬼 →