Where does “gweilo” come from?
gweilo (English) comes from Cantonese 鬼佬, from Cantonese 鬼 — ghost.
gweilo (English): A white person in China, a man; a ‘foreign...
Definitions
- A white person in China, a man; a ‘foreign...
Ancestry of “gweilo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cantonese | 鬼佬 | — |
| 2 | Cantonese | 鬼 | ghost |