laowai

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See also: lǎowài

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Etymology

From Mandarin 老外 (lǎowài, literally old outside).

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Noun

laowai (plural laowais or laowai)

  1. (colloquial) A foreigner in mainland China or Taiwan, (particularly) a Western one.

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