gweilo

gweilo

美 [ˌɡwaɪˈloʊ] 　英 [ˌɡwaɪˈləʊ]

• n.（东南亚用语，尤指西方人）外国佬
• 网络鬼佬；洋鬼子

词形变化

复数：gweilos  

英汉解释

n.	1. a word used in Hong Kong for someone who is not Chinese

例句

'We came to talk about the importance, or not, of having a 'gweilo' as president for Christie's in Asia. '

我们谈到了让一位‘鬼佬’担任佳士得亚洲区总裁要不要紧这个话题。

Still, we are long past the point where gweilo bankers call the shots.

不过，我们早已走过“鬼佬”银行家说了算的时代。

'Gweilo' is a Cantonese slang term that refers to white Westerners, literally translated as 'foreign ghost. '

“鬼佬”是广东话中指代西方白人的俚语，根据字面翻译就是“洋鬼子”。