粵

鬼gwai2鬼gwai2祟seoi6祟seoi6

gwai2 gwai2 seoi6 seoi6gwai2 gwai2 syu2 syu2guǐ guǐ suì suì

English

  1. (idiom) sneaky; secretive; furtive
  2. furtive; sneaky

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容人神態偷偷摸摸,眼神不定,令人感覺唔得光明正大

Examples

  • 汤姆鬼鬼祟祟地溜近了玛丽身后。

    Tom sneaked up behind Mary.

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  • 鬼鬼鼠鼠偷番薯

    sneakily stealing sweet potatoes

  • 你鬼鬼祟祟噉拎走咗啲咩啊?

    You’re acting so sneakily, what did you take?

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

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