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夜
鬼
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Jyutping
je6 gwai2
Pinyin
yè guǐ
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
a night owl (a person who often stay up until very late at night)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞
泛指經常喺深夜活動,唔會早睡早起嘅人;夜鬼至少會喺凌晨時分先瞓覺,搞到第二日好晏先起到身(量詞:隻)
night-owl; literally "night ghost"
日日做夜鬼身體點會好。
日日做夜鬼身体点会好。
jat6 jat6 zou6 je6 gwai2 san1 tai2 dim2 wui5 hou2.
It's not healthy to be a night-owl.
近義詞
夜貓
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
夜貓子 – 夜猫子
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
日日做夜鬼身体点会好。
日日做夜鬼身體點會好。
jat6 jat6 zou6 je6 gwai2 san1 tai2 dim2 wui5 hou2.
It's not healthy to be a night-owl.