閃縮 [闪缩]

Jyutping sim2 suk1
Pinyin shǎn suō

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. stealthy; furtive
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 鬼祟
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢闪闪缩缩咁逃避晒所有问题。
    佢閃閃縮縮咁逃避晒所有問題。
    • He ummed and ahhed and evaded all the questions.
  2. Cantonese
    佢过期居留嚟打工嘅，见到警察自然闪闪缩缩喇。
    佢過期居留嚟打工嘅，見到警察自然閃閃縮縮喇。
    • He's overstayed his visa to work here, so naturally when he saw the cops, he acted all sneaky and stealthy.
  3. Cantonese
    见工𠮶阵眼神唔好闪闪缩缩，就算心入面好惊，都要懒系有自信咁，知冇？
    見工嗰陣眼神唔好閃閃縮縮，就算心入面好驚，都要懶係有自信咁，知冇？
    • When you're being interviewed, don't show any fear in your eyes. Even if you feel nervous deep inside, you must pretend to be confident. Okay?