粵

鬼gwai2祟seoi6

gwai2 seoi6gwai2 syu2guǐ suì

English

  1. evil spirit
  2. sneaky; sneakily; furtive; stealthy
  3. sneaky
  4. secretive
  5. sneaky; secretive ; literally: ghost mouse

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容人好似有嘢隱瞞,怕畀人發現噉嘅樣; 偷偷摸摸噉嘅樣

Examples

  • 汤姆鬼鬼祟祟地溜近了玛丽身后。

    Tom sneaked up behind Mary.

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  • 你睇佢個鬼祟樣,實係偷咗嘢。

    Look at this sneaky bastard. He must have stolen something.

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

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