粵

夜je6鬼gwai2

je6 gwai2yè guǐ

English

  1. a night owl (a person who often stay up until very late at night)
  2. night-owl; literally "night ghost"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 泛指經常喺深夜活動,唔會早睡早起嘅人;夜鬼至少會喺凌晨時分先瞓覺,搞到第二日好晏先起到身(量詞:隻)

Examples

  • 日日做夜鬼身體點會好。

    It's not healthy to be a night-owl.

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

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