粵

神san4棍gwan3

san4 gwan3shén gùn

English

  1. charlatan claiming supernatural powers
  2. a conman who cheats others for money by using (abusing) the name of God or religious beliefs
  3. (fig.) charlatan; phony guru
  4. a trickster who claims to be a deity or have certain religious / supernatural power

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 聲稱自己係神明,或者有特殊力量(例如預知未來)去呃呃騙騙嘅人(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 佢神棍嚟㗎,唔好信佢。

    He's a trickster. Don't trust him.

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

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