粵

走zau2鬼gwai2

zau2 gwai2zǒu guǐ

English

  1. unlicensed street vendor
  2. unlicensed street stall vendors to escape from officers (Cantonese)
  3. to flee from law enforcement, usually referring to illegal hawkers; literally "to flee ghosts"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 逃避執法人員，通常係指街邊嘅無牌小販

Examples

  • 食環嚟喇，走鬼呀！

    Hawker cops are here. Run!

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

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