gweipo

G2W4E1I1P3O1

noun

An (older) Caucasian woman.

OriginCantonese 鬼婆 →
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Meanings

noungweipo (plural gweipos)

plural gweipos · alternative gwaipo · alternative gwaipoh · alternative gwaipor · alternative gweipor

  1. Hong KongderogatoryAn (older) Caucasian woman.

    Do I feel more like a Hongkonger than French? Even though I might consider myself a local, I will always be seen as a gweipo, chiefly because of the colour of my skin.

    2016 May 4, Christine Cappio(張雪婷), Gweimui's Hong Kong Story, 商務(香港)印書館, →ISBN

Origin

  1. Cantonese鬼婆“foreign woman”
  2. Englishgweipo

From Cantonese 鬼婆 (gwai² po⁴, “foreign woman”), literally "ghost woman".

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APA

gweipo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gweipo

MLA

“gweipo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gweipo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gweipo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gweipo.

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