摩囉差

摩囉 may be from Portuguese mouro (“Moor”) (Thompson, 1966).

摩囉差

1. (Cantonese, historical) Indian Sikh policeman
   • 2007, 梁炳華 [Leung Ping-wa], editor, 香港離島區風物志 [Heritages of the Islands District Hong Kong]‎^[1], Hong Kong: 離島區議會, →OCLC, page 47:

     翌年，港英政府差派一名西人幫辦、四名印度摩囉差及兩名香港雜差駐守長洲。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     翌年，港英政府差派一名西人帮办、四名印度摩啰差及两名香港杂差驻守长洲。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     jik⁶ nin⁴, gong² jing¹ zing³ fu² caai¹ paai³ jat¹ ming⁴ sai¹ jan⁴ bong¹ baan^6-2, sei³ ming⁴ jan³ dou⁶ mo¹ lo¹ caa¹ kap⁶ loeng⁵ ming⁴ hoeng¹ gong² zaap⁶ caai¹ zyu³ sau² coeng⁴ zau¹. [Jyutping]

     The following year, the British Hong Kong government assigned one Westerner inspector, four Indian Sikh policemen, and two Hong Kong detectives to be stationed at Cheung Chau.

2. (Cantonese, ethnic slur, derogatory) a person from South Asia, especially someone from India (Classifier: 個／个 c)
   • 1980, “先敬羅衣後敬人”, in 許冠傑 [Sam Hui], 黎彼得 [Peter Lai] (lyrics), 許冠傑 [Sam Hui] (music), 念奴嬌, performed by 許冠傑 [Sam Hui]:

     希爾頓摩囉差都講聲WELCOME [Cantonese, trad.]
     希尔顿摩啰差都讲声WELCOME [Cantonese, simp.]

     hei¹ ji⁵ deon^6-2 mo¹ lo¹ caa¹ dou¹ gong² seng¹ WELCOME [Jyutping]

     Even the Indians at Hilton will say "Welcome"

   • 2005, 關麗珊, 七月——小説vs小説創作, Hong Kong: 花千樹出版有限公司 [Arcadia Press Ltd.], →ISBN, page 126:

     母親的話斷斷續續傳入耳中：「成街摩囉差，怎樣生活？你無湯飲又點得呢？仔呀，阿媽的戶口還有幾十萬，你別去摩囉差地方，你……」 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     母亲的话断断续续传入耳中：「成街摩啰差，怎样生活？你无汤饮又点得呢？仔呀，阿妈的户口还有几十万，你别去摩啰差地方，你……」 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     mou⁵ can¹ dik¹ waa⁶ tyun⁵ tyun⁵ zuk⁶ zuk⁶ cyun⁴ jap⁶ ji⁵ zung¹: “seng⁴ gaai¹ mo¹ lo¹ caa¹, zam² joeng⁶ sang¹ wut⁶? nei⁵ mou⁵ tong¹ jam² jau⁶ dim² dak¹ ne¹? zai² aa³, aa³ maa¹ dik¹ wu⁶ hau² waan⁴ jau⁵ gei² sap⁶ maan⁶, nei⁵ bit⁶ heoi³ mo¹ lo¹ caa¹ dei⁶ fong¹, nei⁵......” [Jyutping]

     His mother's words entered his ear intermittently, "The streets are full of Indians. How are you going to live? How could you not have soup to drink? Son, Mom's bank account still has a couple hundred grand, don't go to the place of Indians, you..."