<p>The one with 北 could be 北姑 or 北佬. </p>

<p>There are many other derogatory terms for Mainlanders, including:</p>

<ul>
<li>阿燦</li>
<li>表叔, 表姐</li>
<li>强国人</li>
<li>皇虫, 蝗虫</li>
</ul>

<p>Refer to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainland_Chinese#Names_2" rel="nofollow">this</a>, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/3cl8xq/derogatory_slang_towards_foreigners/" rel="nofollow">this</a> and <a href="http://en.cncurrent.com/on-the-use-of-derogatory-terms-in-hong-kong/" rel="nofollow">this</a>.</p>

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2015-08-11T16:20:04.837Z
The first 2 (阿燦, 表叔, 表姐) is used in the 80's (more as in Derogatory) while 强国人, 皇虫 is more recent (more as in Hostility)
Alex
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Good answer. @user3306356 consider accepting it?
Stan
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Hongkongers don't say 北佬.
velut luna
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2015-08-11T11:36:17.643Z
imrek
<p>What derogatory terms are there for mainlanders in Hong Kong Cantonese?</p>

<p>I know there are a lot of terms that start with 北 but I'm not sure of specific ones.</p>

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2015-12-15T10:53:18.090Z
Why do you want to know this kind of things? @user3306356
zbz.lvlv
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@zbz.lvlv why not?
Mou某
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Hong Kong Cantonese: Derogatory Terms For Mainlanders
# Hong Kong Cantonese: Derogatory Terms For Mainlanders

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-08-11)

What derogatory terms are there for mainlanders in Hong Kong Cantonese?

I know there are a lot of terms that start with 北 but I'm not sure of specific ones.

**Tags:** cantonese, word-requests

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Why do you want to know this kind of things? @user3306356  
> **username_0**: @username_1 why not?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-08-11. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

The one with 北 could be 北姑 or 北佬.

There are many other derogatory terms for Mainlanders, including:

* 阿燦
* 表叔, 表姐
* 强国人
* 皇虫, 蝗虫

Refer to [this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainland_Chinese#Names_2), [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/3cl8xq/derogatory_slang_towards_foreigners/) and [this](http://en.cncurrent.com/on-the-use-of-derogatory-terms-in-hong-kong/).

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: The first 2 (阿燦, 表叔, 表姐) is used in the 80's (more as in Derogatory) while 强国人, 皇虫 is more recent (more as in Hostility)  
> **username_4**: Good answer. @user3306356 consider accepting it?  
> **username_5**: Hongkongers don't say 北佬.  

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