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Chinese
Etymology
(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Originally Cantonese. From the supposed resemblance of Portuguese and other European skin tones to ghosts.
Pronunciation
Noun
鬼佬
- (chiefly Cantonese, Eastern Min, colloquial, derogatory, sometimes offensive, ethnic slur) gweilo; "foreign devil"; Caucasian; whitey
Usage notes
- A derogatory term for white men, mainly in speech. Prior to the 1980s, the term was commonly prefixed in Cantonese by 死 (sei2, “damned”), with the meaning "damned ghost bastard, damned foreign devil".
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
外國人 (“foreigner”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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夷, 夷人, 外夷, 四夷, 胡人
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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外國人, 外賓, 外人, 洋人
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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老外, 色糖
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| Taiwan
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外國人, 老外
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| Tianjin
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老外
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| Harbin
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外國人, 老外
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| Yantai (Muping)
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外國人
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| Jinan
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外國人, 老外, 洋人
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| Luoyang
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老外, 洋人, 洋鬼子
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| Wanrong
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洋人
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| Xi'an
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老外, 洋人
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| Yinchuan
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洋人, 老外, 洋鬼子
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| Lanzhou
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外國人
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| Yanqi
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外國人
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| Wuhan
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外國人, 洋人
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| Chengdu
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老外, 外國人, 洋人
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| Guiyang
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外國人, 洋人
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| Kunming
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老外, 洋老咪
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| Guilin
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外國人
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| Liuzhou
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老外
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| Xuzhou
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老外
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| Yangzhou
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外國人, 老外
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| Nanjing
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外國人, 老外, 洋人, 洋鬼子
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| Singapore
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外國人
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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外國人, 夷人
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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外國人
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| Hong Kong
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外國人
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| Taishan
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老外
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| Dongguan
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番鬼佬, 鬼佬
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| Qinzhou
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鬼佬, 外國佬, 番鬼佬
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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老番鬼
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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鬼佬
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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外國人
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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鬼佬
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| Móng Cái
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外國人, 鬼佬
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| Yangon (Taishan)
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紅毛鬼, 外國人
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| Mandalay (Taishan)
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外國人
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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外國人, 洋人
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| Pengze
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外國佬
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| Lichuan
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外國人, 洋人
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| Pingxiang
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洋人
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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外國人, 番人, 番仔, 番鬼
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| Yudu
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外國人, 外國佬, 洋人
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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外國人
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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外國人
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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外國人
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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外國人
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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外國人
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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外國人
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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外國佬
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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外國人, 洋人, 洋鬼子
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| Xinzhou
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外國人
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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外國人, 番仔
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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番儂, 番囝, 番囝哥, 鬼佬
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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外國儂, 番仔
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| Quanzhou
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番仔
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| Hui'an
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外國仔
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| Zhangzhou
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番仔
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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外國儂
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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外國儂
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| Shantou
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外國儂, 番鬼, 番囝
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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外地儂, 外國儂
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| Leizhou
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番邦儂
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| Central Min
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Yanping (Wangtai)
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外國人
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| Zhongshan Min
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Sanxiang
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番鬼佬
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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外國人
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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老外, 外國人, 外頭人, 洋人
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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外國人
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| Suzhou
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外國人
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| Danyang
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老外, 洋人
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| Hangzhou
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外國佬兒
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| Wenzhou
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番人
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| Jinhua
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外國人, 外國佬, 洋鬼子兒
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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外國人, 外國佬, 洋人子, 洋人
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| Loudi
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洋人, 外國佬
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| Note
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Terms that include 鬼 and/or 番 are potentially derogatory.
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Dialectal synonyms of
西方人 (“Westerner; Caucasian”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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西方人, 西洋人, 洋人, 白人, 白種人
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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老外, 毛子
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| Taiwan
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洋人, 西洋人, 白人, 老外
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| Jinan
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洋人, 洋鬼子
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| Wanrong
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洋人
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| Xi'an
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洋人
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| Lanzhou
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洋人
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| Wuhan
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洋人, 高鼻子
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| Liuzhou
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番鬼佬
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| Nanjing
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洋鬼子
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| Singapore
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洋人, 外國佬
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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西人, 老西, 老番, 鬼佬, 番鬼佬, 鬼子佬, 紅毛頭, 紅毛 dated, 紅毛鬼 dated
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| Hong Kong
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西人, 白人, 鬼佬, 番鬼佬, 老番 dated, 紅毛鬼 dated, 白鬼 dated
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| Macau
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鬼佬
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| Taishan
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老番, 番鬼佬
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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老番, 番鬼, 番鬼佬, 紅毛
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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鬼佬
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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鬼佬
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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洋人
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| Lichuan
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洋人
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| Pingxiang
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洋人
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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番人, 番鬼仔
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| Yudu
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洋人
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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洋人, 西洋人, 阿啄仔, 鉤鼻仔, 紅毛番
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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洋人, 西洋人, 阿啄仔, 鉤鼻仔, 紅毛番
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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洋人, 西洋人, 阿啄仔, 鉤鼻仔, 紅毛番
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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洋人, 西洋人, 鉤鼻公, 紅毛番
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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洋人, 西洋人, 阿啄仔, 鉤鼻仔, 紅毛番
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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西洋人, 紅毛番
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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番仔, 阿啄仔, 紅毛番, 𧺤毛的, 番仔鬼
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| Quanzhou
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番仔, 紅毛番, 𧺤毛的
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| Zhangzhou
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番仔, 紅毛番, 𧺤毛的
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| Kaohsiung
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紅毛仔
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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阿啄仔
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| Taichung
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啄鼻仔
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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阿啄仔
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| Tainan
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西洋儂, 阿啄仔, 啄鼻仔
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| Taitung
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阿啄仔
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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紅毛, 紅毛猴
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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紅毛, 紅毛儂, 紅毛猴
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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西方人, 西洋儂, 白種人, 化人 dated
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| Shantou
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番儂, 紅毛囝, 番囝
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| Jieyang
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紅毛, 紅毛囝, 紅毛鬼
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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紅毛, 紅毛儂
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| Leizhou
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鉤鼻鬼
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| Haikou
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番鬼, 紅毛, 高鼻綠目, 高鼻塌目
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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洋人
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| Wenzhou
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番人, 高鼻頭
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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紅毛洋人, 洋人子, 洋人
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Derived terms
Descendants
See also
- 鬼子 (guǐzi)
- 鬼婆 (guǐpó)
- 鬼仔
- 鬼妹 (guǐmèi)
- 白鬼 (báiguǐ)
- 黑鬼 (hēiguǐ)