粵

鬼gwai2怪gwaai3

gwai2 gwaai3guǐ guài

English

  1. hobgoblin
  2. bogey
  3. phantom
  4. any kind of creepy and unrecognizable creature, such as ghosts and monsters; usually considered to be forces of evil

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種靈異而且無法辨認嘅生物,通常有惡意(量詞:隻/個)

Examples

  • 多數細路仔都覺得世界上有鬼怪。

    Most kids believe that ghosts and monsters exist.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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