水鬼 [－－]

Jyutping seoi2 gwai2
Pinyin shuǐ guǐ

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    響​水中​出​沒​嘅​鬼​，​傳​説​浸​死​嘅​人​會​變​成​水鬼
    ghosts appear in water, some said the persons who drown to death would turn into a water ghost
    • 水鬼升城隍
      水鬼升城隍
      someone who has undeservedly risen up in the world
    • 水鬼隊
      水鬼队
      diving team of Police or Fire Service
    • 水鬼尿
      水鬼尿
      tasteless tea, soup, beverage
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    drowning ghost; ghost of someone who drowned
    (syn.) 落屍鬼, 落水鬼, 落尸鬼, 水鬼仔
  2. noun
    combat diver; frogman
  3. noun
    sea monster; water goblin
  4. noun
    talented swimmer
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    水鬼升城隍
    水鬼升城隍
    seoi2 gwai2 sing1 sing4 wong4
    • used to characterise someone who has undeservedly risen up in the world; literally: the river ghost is promoted to the City God
  2. Cantonese
    今次国际会议好多外国元首都会出席，警方出动埋水鬼队去会场对开海底戒备，认真大阵仗。
    今次國際會議好多外國元首都會出席，警方出動埋水鬼隊去會場對開海底戒備，認真大陣仗。
    • Many heads of state will join the coming international conference, the police even assigned the dive team of SDU to search and defend the sea bed near the venue, what a grand affair.
  3. Cantonese
    水鬼升城隍
    水鬼升城隍
    • someone who has undeservedly risen up in the world
  4. Cantonese
    水鬼队
    水鬼隊
    • diving team of Police or Fire Service
  5. Cantonese
    水鬼尿
    水鬼尿
    • tasteless tea, soup, beverage