gweipoとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Cantonese 鬼婆 (gwai po, “foreign woman”), literally "ghost woman".

名詞

gweipo (plural gweipos)

1. (Hong Kong, derogatory) An (older) Caucasian woman.
   • 2016 May 4, Christine Cappio(張雪婷), Gweimui's Hong Kong Story ‎, 商務(香港)印書館, →ISBN:

     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.

使用する際の注意点

For the usage in Cantonese, see the usage notes at 鬼婆.

Much like gweilo, gweipo has passed into the terminology of Caucasian residents of Hong Kong, losing its derogatory edge in the process. The distinction of it referring to an older rather than younger woman (as in Cantonese) is often not as pronounced in English usage.

等位語

• gweilo