"foreign devil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foreign devils [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Cantonese 番鬼 (faan1 gwai2, literally “foreign devil”) Etymology templates: {{calque|en|yue|番鬼|lit=foreign devil|tr=faan1 gwai2}} Calque of Cantonese 番鬼 (faan1 gwai2, literally “foreign devil”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} foreign devil (plural foreign devils)
  1. (China, archaic, derogatory) A foreigner. Tags: China, archaic, derogatory

Inflected forms

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