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Old 07-17-2009, 11:01 AM   #88
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Originally Posted by HansTWN View Post
In HK all foreigners are routinely called "鬼老". That literally means "old ghost", more accurately translated as "foreign devil".
How does "old ghost" become "foreign devil"? Isn't it something more like "ancient wraith" (i.e.: evil ghost from earlier ages)?

I've not a clue, so just trying to understand. To me "old ghost" and "foreign devil" are rather far apart semantically.

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