laowai

The most common Chinese term for foreigner. Also used extensively by Westerners, Expats, living in China when talking about other Westerners. Before 1980s it was pejorative, now its neutral or only slightly pejorative. From lao, old, respectful way of addressing ppl and wai, outside/foreign

Only laowais hang out at that shitty Shanghai bar.
I had to pay a high laowai prize for this stuff.

by haraldgroven October 16, 2006

Uber Laowai

Laowai being the slang term in Mandarin Chinese for a foreigner living in China. The use of uber is to distinguish those members of the sinotribe, who are more adapted and well suited to living in China.

I am not a mere laowai, as a member of the Sinotribe, I am Uber Laowai.

by LaoLao June 1, 2007