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laowais

laowais is the plural of laowai.

Meaning of laowai

Noun

laowai (plural laowais or laowai)

  1. (colloquial) A foreigner in mainland China or Taiwan, (particularly) a Western one.
    Synonyms:
    white person

Questions about laowais

What is laowais the plural of?
Laowais is the plural of laowai.

Words near laowais in the dictionary

  1. Laou-tsze
  2. laouta
  3. laouto
  4. laoutos
  5. laowai
  6. laowais
  7. laoya
  8. Laozi
  9. Laozian
  10. lap
  11. lap appe

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