鬼上身
gwai2 soeng5 san1guǐ shàng shēn
English
- (phrasal verb) to be possessed by ghosts or spirits
- crazy, mad; literally: possessed by a ghost
粵語 — Cantonese
- 俾鬼魂附體,指一個人忽然做出異常舉動
Examples
佢好似鬼上身噉。
She seems to be possessed by an evil spirit.
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佢無啦啦發曬癲咁鬧人,都唔知係咪鬼上身。
He turns mad and scolds others without any reason. Something may be wrong with him.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk