白鬼

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (白鬼)		白	鬼
simp. ^#(白鬼)		白	鬼
Literally: “white ghost”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báiguǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ gwai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: báiguǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: báiguěi
  - Wade–Giles: pai²-kuei³
  - Yale: bái-gwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairgoei
  - Palladius: байгуй (bajguj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak⁶ gwai²
  - Yale: baahk gwái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ gwai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ guei²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² kʷɐi̯³⁵/

Noun

白鬼

(Cantonese, derogatory) Caucasian person

See also

洋鬼子 (yángguǐzi)
老外 (lǎowài)
鬼仔
鬼佬 (guǐlǎo)
鬼妹 (guǐmèi)
鬼婆 (guǐpó)

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