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=== Mandarin Chinese ===
[[File:Boxerspamphlet.png|thumb|200px|A [[Boxer Rebellion]] pamphlet, circa 1899, that refers to foreigners as ''guizi''.]]

''[[Guizi]]'' ({{linktext|鬼子}}; {{zh|p=guǐzi}}) is a [[Mandarin Chinese]] slang term for foreigners, and has a long history of being used as a racially deprecating insult.
* '''''Riben guizi''''' ({{linktext|日本鬼子}}; {{zh|p=rìběn guǐzi|l=Japanese devil}}) or '''''dongyang guizi''''' ({{linktext|東洋|鬼子}}; {{zh|p=dōngyáng guǐzi|l=east ocean devil}}) – used to refer to [[Japanese people|Japanese]]. 
* '''''Er guizi''''' ({{linktext|二鬼子}}; {{zh|p=èr guǐzi|l=second devil}}) – used to refer to the [[Korean people|Korean]] soldiers who were a part of the Japanese army during the Sino-Japanese War in World War II.<ref name="people20111216">[http://dangshi.people.com.cn/BIG5/16632423.html 第一滴血──從日方史料還原平型關之戰日軍損失 (6)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203102443/http://dangshi.people.com.cn/BIG5/16632423.html|date=3 February 2014}}. [[People's Daily]]. 16 December 2011</ref>
* '''''Yang guizi''''' ({{linktext|洋鬼子}}; {{zh|p=yáng guǐzi|l=Western/overseas devil}}) or '''''xiyang guizi''''' ({{linktext|西洋|鬼子}}; {{zh|p=xiyáng guǐzi|l=west ocean devil}}) – used to refer to [[Western world|Westerners]].

However, ''xiaogui'' ({{linktext|小鬼}}; {{zh|p=xiǎoguǐ|l=little ghost}}) is a common term in Mandarin Chinese for a child. Therefore, some argue that ''gui'' ({{lang|zh|鬼}}) in Mandarin is just a neutral word that describes something unexpected or hard to predict.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}

''[[Laowai]]'' ({{lang|zh|老外}}; {{zh|p=lǎowài|l=old foreigner/outsider}}) is the word most commonly used for foreigners and is a less pejorative term than ''guizi''. Although ''laowai'' literally means "old foreigner", depending on context, "old" can be both a term of endearment and one of criticism.