39 The equivocating and defense of a slur because of whose mouth it came out of is hilarious. (archive.is) posted 2 years ago by Mpetey123 2 years ago by Mpetey123 +39 / -0 21 comments share 21 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Cantonese speaker here.
Bak gwai = white ghost = white people
Hak gwai = black ghost = black people
We use these terms openly and casually.
are those at all related to gweilo?
Gwai lo just means ghost man. Cantonese is a pretty vulgar language hehe. Lots of cuss and profanity. So to us, its no big deal.
Whatever you say... Wong gwai, I think?