鬼婆

Chinese
ghost; sly; crafty grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
simp. and trad.
(鬼婆)		 鬼 婆
Literally: “ghost woman”.

Etymology

Variation on the more common masculine term 鬼佬 (guǐlǎo, “gweilo”).

Pronunciation

Noun

鬼婆

  1. (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

Japanese
Kanji in this term
鬼 婆
おに
Grade: S		 ばば
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Noun

鬼婆 (hiragana おにばば, rōmaji onibaba)

  1. hag, nasty old woman
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