gwai2 waa6鬼話鬼话
Jyutpinggwai2 waa6
Yalegwái wah
Definition
Malicious lies, nonsense, or deceitful talk.
colloquialcommunicationpeople
How it's used
Labeling someone's words as 鬼話 implies a strong sense of distrust or annoyance, suggesting the speaker is intentionally deceiving others. It is much more aggressive than simply saying someone is wrong or mistaken. While it literally translates to ghost speech, it is used exclusively to describe human dishonesty rather than supernatural phenomena.
Measure word
geoi3句geuiExamples
He is always spouting nonsense, you really shouldn't believe him.
Related words
Common phrases
to talk nonsense
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 廢話, which refers to useless or trivial chatter that is not necessarily malicious. 鬼話 carries a specific connotation of deceit or manipulation, whereas 廢話 is often just boring or irrelevant.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
