摩囉差

Chinese

phonetic police officer
trad. (摩囉差) 摩囉 差
simp. (摩啰差) 摩啰 差
alternative forms 嚤囉差/嚤啰差
摩羅差/摩罗差
摩囉叉/摩啰叉
嚤囉叉/嚤啰叉
摩羅叉/摩罗叉

Etymology

摩囉 may be from Portuguese mouro (“Moor”) (Thompson, 1966).

Pronunciation


Noun

摩囉差

摩囉差 are standing on the left in this picture.
  1. (Cantonese, historical) Indian policeman
  2. (Cantonese, ethnic slur, derogatory) a person from South Asia, especially someone from India (Classifier: 個/个 c)

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 摩囉差都有殖民地/摩啰差都有殖民地
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