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gwaiˊ²鬼
Pinyin: gui3
Translations
nounterrible; horrible; damnable
nounincredibly; extremely
noundishonest; improper; illicit
nounthe hell (used as infix)
noundevil (a term of contempt or endearment)
nounghost; spirit; apparition
nounsinister plot; dirty trick
noun(noun) 1. Westerner; 2. Caucasian; (adverb) 1. really; 2. incredibly
zaanˊ²㜺gwaiˊ²鬼
Pinyin: zan4 gui3
Translations
nounvery interesting/cute; wonderful; splendid
nounvery interesting; chic; unique
ngoˍ₆餓gwaiˊ²鬼
简 饿鬼
Pinyin: e4 gui3
Translations
nounghoul; (abusive) an overgreedy person
ngauˎ₄牛gwaiˊ²鬼seˎ₄蛇sanˎ₄神
Pinyin: niu2 gui3 she2 shen2
Translations
nounmonsters and freaks (lit., "ox-headed demons and serpent gods") as originally referred by Buddhists
nounterm used by Mao Zedong as a pejorative during the Cultural Revolution in reference to political heretics
nounvillians; freaks; rabbles; political heretics, especially refering to anti-Maoists during the Cultual Revolution
kapˉ¹吸hyut˗₃血gwaiˊ²鬼pinˊ²片
Pinyin: xi1 xue4 gui3 pian4
Translations
nounvampire film
gok˗₃各waaiˎ₄懷gwaiˊ²鬼toiˉ¹胎
简 各怀鬼胎
Pinyin: ge4 huai2 gui3 tai1
Translations
nouneveryone has their own interests, often with an unrighteous intention or plan.
gwaiˊ²鬼wanˎ₄魂
Pinyin: gui3 hun2
Translations
nounghost, spirit, apparition
gwaiˊ²鬼siˏ₅市
Pinyin: gui3 shi4
Translations
nounblack market, illegal trading center (usually opened at dusk)
nounmarketplace where ghosts congregate
nounan unlighted night fair
nounovernight market
gwaiˊ²鬼waakˍ₆畫fuˎ₄符
简 鬼画符
Pinyin: gui3 hua4 fu2
Translations
nounawful calligraphy, illegible scribble, poor handwriting
nounthe plant Breynia fruticosa (commonly known as "Waxy Leaf" and also as 黑面神)
jyutˍ₆越kungˎ₄窮jyutˍ₆越gin˗₃見gwaiˊ²鬼
简 越穷越见鬼
Pinyin: yue4 qiong2 yue4 jian4 gui3
Translations
nounwhen one is in bad luck it just seems to get worse
gwaiˊ²鬼paak˗₃拍hauˍ₆後meiˏ₅尾zamˊ²枕
简 鬼拍后尾枕
Pinyin: gui3 pai1 hou4 wei3 zhen3
Translations
nounto let out a secret unknowingly
nounto reveal the truth without being asked;
nounA ghost slaps the back of one's head
nounto confess without being pressured;
nounslips of the tongue; Freudian slip (slang)
siuˊ²小hei˗₃氣gwaiˊ²鬼
简 小气鬼
Pinyin: xiao3 qi4 gui3
Translations
nouna cheapskate; a skinflint
kungˎ₄窮gwaiˊ²鬼
简 穷鬼
Pinyin: qiong2 gui3
Translations
nounpoor devil, miserable wretch
noun死窮鬼, 窮小子
noun someone who is very poor [written and colloquial]
tai˗₃替seiˊ²死gwaiˊ²鬼
Pinyin: ti4 si3 gui3
Translations
nounfall guy; scapegoat
gwaiˊ²鬼maaˏ₅馬siˍ₆事
简 鬼马事
Pinyin: gui3 ma3 shi4
Translations
nounsth that weighs on the conscience; a shameful matter
nouna shameful matter; something which gives one a guilty conscience
mouˏ₅冇gwaiˊ²鬼jungˍ₆用
Pinyin: mao3 gui3 yong4
Translations
nounno bloody use; bloody useless
nounuseless
deoiˊ²㨃gwaiˊ²鬼
Pinyin: dui3 gui3
Translations
nounto incite; to instigate; to invoke [Syn][國]慫恿
noun(verb) to instigate (someone to do something); to spill the beans (to leak out secrets intentionally)
gin˗₃見gwo˗₃過gwaiˊ²鬼zungˍ₆仲mˎ₄唔paa˗₃怕hakˉ¹黑
简 见过鬼仲唔怕黑
Pinyin: jian4 guo4 gui3 zhong4 wu2 pa4 hei1
Translations
nounlearn a good lesson, so won't do the same mistake again
jauˎ₄油zaa˗₃炸gwaiˊ²鬼
Pinyin: you2 zha4 gui3
Translations
nounfried fritter; fried bread stick; Chinese cruller; deep-fried twisted dough sticks - traditionally eaten at breakfast with rice congee | [國] 油條
gwaiˊ²鬼gam˗₃咁
Pinyin: gui3 han2
Translations
nounterribly, awfully, dreadfully, "damned"
nounso (spoken)
gwaanˉ¹關janˎ₄人gwaiˊ²鬼siˍ₆事
简 关人鬼事
Pinyin: guan1 ren2 gui3 shi4
Translations
noun"It's none of your business"
nounnone of one's business
janˎ₄人sai˗₃細gwaiˊ²鬼daaiˍ₆大
简 人细鬼大
Pinyin: ren2 xi4 gui3 da4
Translations
nounthough young of age is skilled or experienced [Syn.] 人小鬼大
noun(slang) someone who is young but mature and astute / shrewd / savvy
gwaiˊ²鬼deiˍ₆地fongˉ¹方
Pinyin: gui3 di4 fang1
Translations
nounhell around
gwaiˊ²鬼sengˉ¹聲gwaiˊ²鬼hei˗₃氣
简 鬼声鬼气
Pinyin: gui3 sheng1 gui3 qi4
Translations
nounhorrible sounding (e.g., a voice)
nouna strange / horrible sounding; literally 'speaking like a ghost'
matˉ¹乜gwaiˊ²鬼
Pinyin: mie1 gui3
Translations
nounstronger version of 乜嘢 "what?"
noun"what the hell?"; an intense way of asking "what"
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