Editing Gweilo (section)

{{Short description|"Ghoul person"; Cantonese vulgar and rude slang for white people, sometimes as a racial slur}}
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|c=鬼佬
|p=guǐlǎo
|j=gwai<sup>2</sup> lou<sup>2</sup>
|y=gwái-lóu
|gd=guei<sup>2</sup> lou<sup>2</sup>
}}
{{italic title}}'''''Gweilo''''' or '''{{transliteration|zh|gwailou}}''' ({{zh|c={{linktext|鬼佬}}|cy=gwáilóu}}, pronounced {{IPA|yue|kʷɐ̌i lǒu||Yue-鬼佬.oga}}) is a common [[Cantonese slang|Cantonese slang term]] for [[Western world|Westerners]]. The term can be literally translated as "ghost man" and has a history of racially deprecatory and pejorative use, though its modern usage is often in a general and non-derogatory context. The appropriateness of the term and whether it constitutes as an offensive [[ethnic slur]] are disputed among both Cantonese speakers and Westerners.<ref name=yu>{{cite web|last=Yu|first=Irene|title=MP shouldn't generalize|url=http://www.richmond-news.com/issues06/112106/opinion/112106le1.html|publisher=Richmond News|access-date=12 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312140025/http://www.richmond-news.com/issues06/112106/opinion/112106le1.html|archive-date=12 March 2007|date=7 November 2006}}</ref><ref>Brown, Jules. Gardner, Dinah. ''Hong Kong and Macau'', 2002. Rough Guides publishing. {{ISBN|978-1-85828-872-7}}. p 399</ref>
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