gwai2 sung4鬼崇
Jyutpinggwai2 sung4
Yalegwái sùhng
Definition
Sneaky, furtive, or stealthy.
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How it's used
This term is almost exclusively used in its reduplicated form, 鬼鬼崇崇, to describe someone's suspicious or furtive behavior. It carries a negative connotation, implying that the person has something to hide or is acting with dishonest intent. While the base form exists, you will rarely hear it used outside of this specific reduplicated structure in daily speech.
Examples
He is acting all sneaky, I wonder what he is up to?
Why are you sneaking around peeking at people?
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 鬼馬, which means mischievous or clever in a playful way. Unlike 鬼馬, which can be a compliment, 鬼鬼崇崇 is strictly used to describe shady or untrustworthy actions.
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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.
