Cantonese words starting with G

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Very; extremely; an adverb used to exaggerate the intensity of a state.

Extremely; terribly; immensely.

gwai2 gam3 coeng4 hei3

鬼咁長氣鬼咁长气

To be incredibly long-winded, verbose, or wordy.

gwai2 gam3 gwo3 jan5

鬼咁過癮鬼咁过瘾

Extremely exciting, fun, or amusing.

Who asked you to; used when complaining to state the reason or who is to blame for a situation.

gwai2 giu3… me1

An expression used to blame someone for a situation, meaning "who else is to blame but..." or "who told... to...".

Ghosts, monsters, and other creepy, unrecognizable supernatural creatures, typically associated with evil.

gwai2 gwai2 seoi6 seoi6

Furtive, sneaky, or stealthy in manner.

gwai2 gwai2 sung4 sung4

Sneaky; stealthy; behaving in a secretive or furtive manner.

gwai2 gwai2 syu2 syu2

Sneaky, furtive, or stealthy.

Boreal owl (Aegolius funereus).

gwai2 huk1 long4 hou4

To wail and scream loudly, making a terrible din.

gwai2 jau4 sam1 sang1

Devils are born in the heart; suspicion and fear create imaginary ghosts or troubles.

Abnormal, strange, or eerie.

A ghost, phantom, or shadowy figure; most commonly used to describe a place that is completely deserted.

gwai2 jing2 dou1 mou5 zek3

鬼影都冇隻鬼影都冇只

Completely deserted; without a trace of anyone around.

Track gauge; the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails of a railway.

Deceptive, treacherous, or weirdly unpredictable.

Haunted house; a building rumoured to be haunted by ghosts.

Funny face or grimace; a distorted facial expression often made to make others laugh.

gwai2 ling4 zing1 gwaai3

鬼靈精怪鬼灵精怪

Mischievous, quirky, and quick-witted; strange or bizarre.

Gweilo; a Caucasian man.

gwai2 lou2 loeng4 caa4

鬼佬涼茶鬼佬凉茶

Beer; literally "Westerners' herbal tea".

gwai2 lou2 waa6

鬼佬話鬼佬话

Foreign languages, typically referring to English.

gwai2 lou2 zaai1

鬼佬齋鬼佬斋

Western-style vegetarian or vegan food.

Witty, playful, and funny, or behaving in a sly, mischievous, and secretive manner.

鬼馬事鬼马事

A shameful matter, or something that gives someone a guilty conscience.

To be bewitched, possessed, or under a spell.

gwai2 mai4 sam1 hiu3

鬼迷心竅鬼迷心窍

To lose one's mind or judgment under temptation, obsession, or external influence.

Demons, monsters, or evil spirits.

gwai2 min6 zaau3

Car grille; the protective mesh or grate at the front of a vehicle covering the air intake.

Demon, evil spirit, or devil.

A young non-Chinese or Western woman.

gwai2 mun4 gwaan1

鬼門關鬼门关

The gate of hell in folk mythology, or a metaphor for a life-threatening situation.

gwai2 ng5 maa5 luk6

鬼五馬六鬼五马六

Dressing or acting strangely, eccentric, or messy.

gwai2 paa3 ok3 jan4

鬼怕惡人鬼怕恶人

Even evil spirits fear ruthless people; bad people are afraid of those who are even more aggressive.

gwai2 paak3 hau6 mei5 zam2

鬼拍後尾枕鬼拍后尾枕

To unintentionally blurt out the truth or reveal a secret, as if prompted by a ghost.

An elderly Western woman, usually referring to a Caucasian woman.

gwai2 saat3 gam2 seng1

鬼殺噉聲鬼杀啖声

To make a terrible racket or scream horribly; extremely noisy.

gwai2 saat3 gam3 cou4

鬼殺咁嘈鬼杀咁嘈

To make a loud noise, scream, or complain bitterly and vocally.

Ghosts and gods; supernatural spirits.

Extremely; incredibly; very much. Used as an intensifier before adjectives or verbs.

gwai2 sei2 gam2

Extremely; to a very high degree.

gwai2 seng1 gwai2 hei3

鬼聲鬼氣鬼声鬼气

Speaking in a weird, whispering, or furtive tone; strange and suspicious.

Sneaky, stealthy, or secretive, behaving as if trying to hide something.

gwai2 si2 san4 caai1

An unexpected, unexplained event happening as if guided by supernatural forces.

Dawn market; an unlicensed street market that operates early in the morning to evade law enforcement.