香蕉人 Banana Man
定义:
指外表是华人,但文化、语言或思维方式偏西化的人。
词语来源:
香蕉外面是黄色、里面是白色,因此借来形容“黄皮白心”的华人。
例句:
“他一句中文都不会讲,根本是香蕉人。”
“她从小在国外长大,所以常说自己是香蕉人。”
Definition:
An ethnically Chinese person who is culturally Westernized — “yellow on the outside, white on the inside.”
Origin:
Derived from the appearance of a banana. Common in Singapore, Malaysia, and overseas Chinese communities.
Example Usage:
“He can’t speak Chinese at all, totally 香蕉人.”
“She grew up overseas, so she jokes that she’s a banana.”