乖 [－]

Jyutping gwaai1
Pinyin guāi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (of a child) obedient, well-behaved
  2. clever
  3. shrewd
  4. alert
  5. perverse
  6. contrary to reason
  7. irregular
  8. abnormal
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    行為​良好​；​服從​指令​。
    well-behaved; obedient
    • 你乖，聽話唔好喊啦。
      你乖，听话唔好喊啦。
      Being obedient, don't cry.
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. rebel
  2. crafty, shrewd
  3. Cangjie Input
    HJLP
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你一旦不做个乖孩子，圣诞老人就不会来噢。
    你一旦不做個乖孩子，聖誕老人就不會來噢。
    nǐ yī dàn bù zuò gè guāi hái zi ， shèng dàn lǎo rén jiù bù huì lái ō 。
    • If you don't behave, Santa won't come.
    • As soon as you start misbehaving, Father Christmas will not come to see you.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonais
    你乖，听话唔好喊啦。
    你乖，聽話唔好喊啦。
    • Being obedient, don't cry.
  2. Cantonais
    埋嚟阿婆处啦，乖。
    埋嚟阿婆處啦，乖。
    maai4 lai4 aa3 po4 syu3 laa1, gwaai1.
    • Come to granny, sweetie.
  3. Cantonais
    你唔好成日话你细佬啦，佢都好乖架嘞！
    你唔好成日話你細佬啦，佢都好乖架嘞！
    nei5 m4 hou2 seng4 jat6 waa6 nei5 sai3 lou2 laa1, keoi5 dou1 hou2 gwaai1 gaa3 laak3!
    • Would you not scold your younger brother so often? He's already quite well-behaved.
  4. Cantonais
    你咁乖我就放心喇。
    你咁乖我就放心喇。
    nei5 gam3 gwaai1 ngo5 zau6 fong3 sam1 laa3.
    • You are so well-behaved that I am relieved.
  5. Cantonais
    坐定定等我返嚟吓，乖。
    坐定定等我返嚟吓，乖。
    co5 ding6 ding6 dang2 ngo5 faan1 lai4 haa2, gwaai1.
    • Sit still to wait for me to come back, be good.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonais
    你乖乖地，我实行钖晒你。
    你乖乖地，我實行錫晒你。