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/laʊˈwaɪ/ · noun
(colloquial) A foreigner in mainland China or Taiwan, (particularly) a Western one..
Use laowai when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Laowai means (colloquial) A foreigner in mainland China or Taiwan, (particularly) a Western one..
Common synonyms include white person.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use laowai where its definition matches the intended context.
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