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What (who) is gweilo - definition
"GHOST PERSON"; CANTONESE SLANG FOR WHITE PEOPLE, SOMETIMES AS A RACIAL SLUR
Gwailo; Foreign devil; Gwai lo; Gweilos; Gwei lo; 鬼佬; Quei-lo; Quaylo; Qui low; Kui low; Quilo; Guilo; Guilow; Gwailow; Gweilow; Gwi low; Gwy low; Gwilow; Fan kwae; Bak Gwei; Kwai-lo
![A [[Boxer Rebellion]] pamphlet, circa 1899, that refers to foreigners as ''guizi''.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Boxerspamphlet.png?width=200 "A [[Boxer Rebellion]] pamphlet, circa 1899, that refers to foreigners as ''guizi''.")
gweilo
['gwe?l??]
¦ noun (plural gweilos) SE Asian a foreigner, especially a westerner.
Origin
Cantonese, lit. 'ghost man'.
Gweilo: Memories of a Hong Kong Childhood
![Doubleday]])](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/GweiloMemoriesOfAHongKongChildhood.jpg?width=200 "Doubleday]])")
BOOK BY MARTIN BOOTH
Gweilo : Memoirs of a Hong Kong childhood; Gweilo: Memoirs of a Hong Kong childhood
Gweilo: Memoirs of a Hong Kong Childhood is an autobiography by author Martin Booth. It was published in 2004 shortly before he died.
Gweilo Beer
Gweilo Beer is a craft brewery founded in July 2014 in Hong Kong. It released its first beer in June 2015.
Wikipedia
Gweilo
Gweilo or gwailou (Chinese: 鬼佬; Cantonese Yale: gwáilóu, pronounced [kʷɐ̌i lǒu] (listen)) is a common Cantonese slang term for Westerners. In the absence of modifiers, it refers to white people and has a history of racially deprecatory and pejorative use. Cantonese speakers frequently use gwailou to refer to Westerners in general use, in a non-derogatory context, although whether this type of usage is offensive (i.e., an ethnic slur) is disputed by both Cantonese and Westerners.
