粵

鬼gwai2上soeng5身san1

gwai2 soeng5 san1guǐ shàng shēn

English

  1. (phrasal verb) to be possessed by ghosts or spirits
  2. crazy, mad; literally: possessed by a ghost

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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