• Gweilo or gwailou (Chinese: 鬼佬; Cantonese Yale: gwáilóu, pronounced [kʷɐ̌i lǒu] ) is a common Cantonese slang term for Westerners. In the absence of modifiers...
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  • Gweilo Beer is a craft brewery founded in July 2014 in Hong Kong. It released its first beer in June 2015. Meaning: Gweilo or gwailou is a common Cantonese...
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  • Gweilo: Memoirs of a Hong Kong Childhood is an autobiography by author Martin Booth. It was published in 2004 shortly before he died. The book discusses...
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  • known for his roles in various TVB series, and was dubbed "TVB's token gweilo" (white person) for his frequent appearances as stereotypical Caucasian...
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  • three-year tour as a grocery supplier to the British Navy. In his memoir “Gweilo: A memoir of a Hong Kong Childhood” Booth recalls that the streets of Hong...
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    Sino-Japanese Wars in offense to the Japanese forces at the time. Jap Guizi Gweilo Hinomoto Oniko Shina - Japanese counterpart to insult Chinese people "台湾民间团体发起保钓游行"...
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  • cockling disaster. The title is a reference to the Cantonese slang term Gweilo (鬼佬), meaning "ghost man", used for white people. Ai Qin is an illegal Chinese...
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  • term in Latin American Spanish Guiri, similar term in European Spanish Gweilo, similar term in Cantonese Farang, similar term in Persian language Chemi...
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  • Pendatang and Mat Salleh, in Malaysia Ang mo, in Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan Gweilo, in Southern China, Hong Kong and Macau Farang, in Thailand Pembatjaan jang...
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    Chinese who are not able to read Chinese. Ang Mo Kio Barang Bule Farang Gweilo Mat Salleh Medhurst, W. H. (1832). A Dictionary of the Hok-këèn Dialect...
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