鬼佬
guǐ lǎo
Pinyin
Definition
鬼佬
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- foreigner (Cantonese)
- Westerner
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 ghost
- 2 demon
- 3 terrible
- 4 damnable
- 5 clever
- 6 sly
- 7 crafty
- 8 (suffix for sb with a certain vice or addiction etc)
- 9 one of the 28 constellations
- 1 devil
- 1 leech
- 2 bloodsucking vermin
- 3 vampire (translated European notion)
- 4 fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers
- 1 (slang) gay guy
- 1 big shot (leading some field or group)
- 2 godfather
Idioms (18)
五鬼闹判
- 1 Five ghosts mock the judge, or Five ghosts resist judgment (title of folk opera, idiom); important personage mobbed by a crowd of ne'er-do-wells
引鬼上门
- 1 to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)
- 2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
心中有鬼
- 1 to harbor ulterior motives (idiom)
敬鬼神而远之
- 1 to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
有钱能使鬼推磨
- 1 lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
- 2 fig. with money, you can do anything you like
Sample Sentences
鬼佬
foreign devil