粵

人jan4細sai3詭gwai2大daai6

jan4 sai3 gwai2 daai6rén xì guǐ dàinferred

English

  1. kids that always have wicked plans and play pranks on others ----
  2. (lit.) small as a human and big as a ghost; (fig.) a child capable of thinking, acting and misbehaving like an adult; a child full of tricks

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 年紀好細但詭計、鬼主意多。
  2. 年紀好細但做啲大人先做嘅行為

Examples

  • 佢人細鬼大,竟然用媽媽啲化妝品扮靚。

    She acts as if she were an adult, using her mum's cosmetics to do make up.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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