鬼 (gwai2) — terrible; horrible; damnable in Cantonese

gwaiˊ²鬼

Mandarin Pinyin: gui3

Meaning of 鬼

nounterrible; horrible; damnable

nounincredibly; extremely

noundishonest; improper; illicit

nounthe hell (used as infix)

noundevil (a term of contempt or endearment)

nounghost; spirit; apparition

nounsinister plot; dirty trick

noun(noun) 1. Westerner; 2. Caucasian; (adverb) 1. really; 2. incredibly

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Example Sentences with 鬼

waaˎ₄嘩！!你neiˏ₅個go˗₃男naamˎ₄朋pungˎ₄友jauˏ₅咁gam˗₃鬼gwaiˊ²樣joengˊ²衰seoiˉ¹㗎!

Oh my god! Your boyfriend is so ugly!

佢喺度搞乜鬼？

What the heck is he/she doing here (or right now)?

你係個怕死鬼。

You are a coward.

zouˍ₆做matˉ¹乜gam˗₃咁gwaiˊ²鬼syuˊ²鼠aaˉ¹呀?

Why are you being so sneaky?

呢隻古仔好㜺鬼

This story is really interesting.

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Words Containing 鬼

㜺鬼zaan2 gwai2

very interesting/cute; wonderful; splendid

餓鬼ngo6 gwai2

ghoul; (abusive) an overgreedy person

牛鬼蛇神ngau4 gwai2 se4 san4

monsters and freaks (lit., "ox-headed demons and serpent gods") as originally referred by Buddhists

吸血鬼片kap1 hyut3 gwai2 pin2

vampire film

各懷鬼胎gok3 waai4 gwai2 toi1

everyone has their own interests, often with an unrighteous intention or plan.

鬼魂gwai2 wan4

ghost, spirit, apparition

鬼市gwai2 si5

black market, illegal trading center (usually opened at dusk)

鬼畫符gwai2 waak6 fu4

awful calligraphy, illegible scribble, poor handwriting

越窮越見鬼jyut6 kung4 jyut6 gin3 gwai2

when one is in bad luck it just seems to get worse

鬼拍後尾枕gwai2 paak3 hau6 mei5 zam2

to let out a secret unknowingly

小氣鬼siu2 hei3 gwai2

a cheapskate; a skinflint

窮鬼kung4 gwai2

poor devil, miserable wretch

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