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What is the difference in use between laowai (老外) and waiguoren (外国人)?
8 set 2010 15:12
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1
they share same meaning.
but laowai(老外） originally has offensive meaning... people r used to call foreigners laowai instead of waiguoren nowadays. so laowai is more casual, waiguoren is more formal.
9 settembre 2010
They are exactly same.
9 settembre 2010
I think laowai老外 is used in nord china
I never use this word
外国人 is the right expression
8 settembre 2010
both are the same meaning,
but 老外is often used in spoken compared with '外国人'.
8 settembre 2010
They have the same meaning.But 外国人 is more formal.They just like "ping-pong" and "table tennis" in English.
8 settembre 2010
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Cinese (Shanghai), Inglese
Lingua di apprendimento
Cinese (Shanghai)
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