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鬼gwai2王wong4

gwai2 wong4guǐ wánginferred

English

  1. Warrant Officer Class 1 (WOI), especially the Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) of the British Army garrisoned in Hong Kong, literally "ghost king"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 駐港英軍嘅一級准尉；一級准尉係士官級入面最高嘅職級，而其中嘅營部士官長更只有一個，基本上主管全部士兵，所以叫做「王」；有時會再細分外籍嘅做「鬼王」，華人嘅就叫「人王」

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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