"racist" meaning in Chinese

See racist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɹei⁵⁵ sɪs²¹/, /wei⁵⁵ sɪs²¹/
Etymology: From English racist. Etymology templates: {{bor|yue|en|racist}} English racist Head templates: {{head|zh|verb}} racist
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, transitive, ditransitive, neologism) to discriminate based on race; to be racist against Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, ditransitive, neologism, transitive
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          "ref": "2025, Mill MILK, “被欺凌有原因 從小家暴習慣怪責自己 在校被打覺得「可以接受」香港欺凌個案曾列72國家及地區之首”, in Pillow Talk, spoken by Ann:",
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        "to discriminate based on race; to be racist against"
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