番鬼 (faan1 gwai2) — foreigners in Cantonese
faanˉ¹番gwaiˊ²鬼Mandarin Pinyin: fan1 gui3
Meaning of 番鬼
nounforeigners
nounthe slang for a 'white westerner'
Example Sentences with 番鬼
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係go˗₃個faanˉ¹番gwai2.鬼。
He is a foreigner.
go˗₃個faanˉ¹番gwaiˊ²鬼sikˉ¹識gongˊ²講gwongˊ²廣dungˉ¹東waa2.話。
The foreigner can speak Cantonese.
ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係faanˉ¹番gwai2.鬼。
I am not a foreigner.
go˗₃個faanˉ¹番gwaiˊ²鬼houˊ²好jauˏ₅有laiˏ₅禮maau6.貌。
The foreigner is very polite.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度houˊ²好doˉ¹多faanˉ¹番gwai2.鬼。
There are many foreigners here.
Characters in 番鬼
Words Containing 番鬼
番鬼佬faan1 gwai2 lou2
foreigner or westerner, see also 鬼佬, has the potential to be used in a derogatory or offensive manner
番鬼佬涼茶faan1 gwai2 lou2 loeng4 caa4
beer (Lit., "foreigner's medicinal herbal tea")
番鬼佬月餅faan1 gwai2 lou2 jyut6 beng2
(homophone) boring
番鬼子faan1 gwai2 zi2
foreigners (derogatory) [Syn.] 洋鬼子
番鬼荔枝faan1 gwai2 lai6 zi1
sugar-apple (fruit)
番鬼妹faan1 gwai2 mui1
a young female westerner
番鬼婆faan1 gwai2 po4
a female westerner
番鬼蒲桃faan1 gwai2 pou4 tou2
Southern fruits
番鬼仔faan1 gwai2 zai2
younger westerners
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