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Cantonese slang

In Hong Kong slang terms for members of minority groups include "gweilo," (ghost man) meaning White people, "ga tau" and "lo baat tau" (carrot head) meaning Japanese people, "bak gwei" (white devil) meaning Caucasians, "hak gwei" (black devil) meaning Black people, "bun mui" meaning Filipina domestic employees, and "ah cha" meaning Indian people and Pakistani people.



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