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Chinese
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ghost; sly; crafty
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grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
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| trad. (鬼婆)
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鬼
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婆
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| simp. #(鬼婆)
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鬼
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婆
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| Literally: “ghost woman”.
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Etymology
Variation on the more common masculine term 鬼佬 (guǐlǎo, “gweilo”).
Pronunciation
Noun
鬼婆
- (Cantonese, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) older Caucasian woman; gweipo
Usage notes
An (originally) derogatory term used by Cantonese speakers to refer specifically to an (older) white woman. It has come into common usage and has increasingly reduced its derogatory edge.
See also
- 鬼佬 (guǐlǎo)
- 鬼子 (guǐzi)
- 鬼仔
- 鬼妹 (guǐmèi)
- 白鬼 (báiguǐ)
- 黑鬼 (hēiguǐ)
Japanese
Noun
鬼婆 • (onibaba)
- hag, nasty old woman