酒zau2鬼gwai2

English

1. drunkard
2. (noun) 1. Drunky; 2. Alcoholic
3. drunkard; alcoholic; "boozer"

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 酗酒嘅人；飲酒飲上癮嘅人（量詞：個／隻）

Examples

• 我爸爸係酒鬼，飲醉咗就打我哋。

  My father is an alcoholic, and when he gets drunk, he beats us.

• 呢個男人已經跌到谷底：佢老婆離開咗佢，佢炒咗份工，而且佢係個酒鬼。 最慘係我識佢，佢五年前係我老闆。

  Tatoeba CC BY

• 他是个酒鬼。

  He's a drunkard.

  Tatoeba · megamanenm CC BY

• 我母亲是个酒鬼。

  My mother was an alcoholic.

  Tatoeba · mirrorvan CC BY

• 小孩和酒鬼不撒谎。

  Children and drunks don't lie.

  Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

• 實話從小孩及酒鬼口中出。

  Children and drunks tell the truth.

  Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

• 教英語通常是失敗者和酒鬼的工作。

  Teaching ESL is usually a gig for losers and boozers.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY