隔夜油炸鬼 [－－－－－]

Jyutping gaak3 je2 jau4 zaa3 gwai2
Pinyin gé yè yóu zhá guǐ

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、俚語
    比喻​怯懦​、​軟​弱​嘅​人​；​就​似​油炸鬼​放過​夜會​淋晒​，​唔​似​啱​啱​炸​好​咁​硬身​。
    a weak, feeble person. Literally: left-over dough sticks
    • 俾人恰梗係要反抗㗎啦，點可以好似隔夜油炸鬼，淋滋滋？
      俾人恰梗系要反抗㗎啦，点可以好似隔夜油炸鬼，淋滋滋？
      bei2 jan4 hap1 gang2 hai6 jiu3 faan2 kong3 gaa3 laa1, dim2 ho2 ji5 hou2 ci5 gaak3 je6 jau4 zaa3 gwai2, lam4 zi4 zi4
      If someone bullies you, you have to fight back, you can't always be so weak and feeble, right?
  2. 名詞、俚語
    比喻​員工​對​工作​不再​熱心​、​不再​爽快​；​類似​老油條
    staff becoming halfhearted and lacking enthusiasm
    • 佢響呢間公司做咗十幾年，做到成條隔夜油炸鬼咁。
      佢响呢间公司做咗十几年，做到成条隔夜油炸鬼咁。
      keoi5 hoeng2 lei1 gaan1 gung1 si1 zou6 zo2 sap6 gei2 nin4, zou6 dou3 seng4 tiu4 gaak3 je6 jau4 zaa3 gwai2 gam2
      He has been at this company for over ten years; he's been here so long that he lacks enthusiasm and does everything halfheartedly.

隔夜油炸鬼 [－－－－－]

Jyutping gaak3 je6 jau4 zaa3 gwai2
Pinyin gé yè yóu zhá guǐ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. a boring person (slang)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、俚語
    比喻​怯懦​、​軟​弱​嘅​人​；​就​似​油炸鬼​放過​夜會​淋晒​，​唔​似​啱​啱​炸​好​咁​硬身​。
    a weak, feeble person. Literally: left-over dough sticks
    • 俾人恰梗係要反抗㗎啦，點可以好似隔夜油炸鬼，淋滋滋？
      俾人恰梗系要反抗㗎啦，点可以好似隔夜油炸鬼，淋滋滋？
      bei2 jan4 hap1 gang2 hai6 jiu3 faan2 kong3 gaa3 laa1, dim2 ho2 ji5 hou2 ci5 gaak3 je6 jau4 zaa3 gwai2, lam4 zi4 zi4
      If someone bullies you, you have to fight back, you can't always be so weak and feeble, right?
  2. 名詞、俚語
    比喻​員工​對​工作​不再​熱心​、​不再​爽快​；​類似​老油條
    staff becoming halfhearted and lacking enthusiasm
    • 佢響呢間公司做咗十幾年，做到成條隔夜油炸鬼咁。
      佢响呢间公司做咗十几年，做到成条隔夜油炸鬼咁。
      keoi5 hoeng2 lei1 gaan1 gung1 si1 zou6 zo2 sap6 gei2 nin4, zou6 dou3 seng4 tiu4 gaak3 je6 jau4 zaa3 gwai2 gam2
      He has been at this company for over ten years; he's been here so long that he lacks enthusiasm and does everything halfheartedly.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    俾人恰梗系要反抗㗎啦，点可以好似隔夜油炸鬼，淋滋滋？
    俾人恰梗係要反抗㗎啦，點可以好似隔夜油炸鬼，淋滋滋？
    bei2 jan4 hap1 gang2 hai6 jiu3 faan2 kong3 gaa3 laa1, dim2 ho2 ji5 hou2 ci5 gaak3 je6 jau4 zaa3 gwai2, lam4 zi4 zi4
    • If someone bullies you, you have to fight back, you can't always be so weak and feeble, right?
  2. Cantonese
    佢响呢间公司做咗十几年，做到成条隔夜油炸鬼咁。
    佢響呢間公司做咗十幾年，做到成條隔夜油炸鬼咁。
    keoi5 hoeng2 lei1 gaan1 gung1 si1 zou6 zo2 sap6 gei2 nin4, zou6 dou3 seng4 tiu4 gaak3 je6 jau4 zaa3 gwai2 gam2
    • He has been at this company for over ten years; he's been here so long that he lacks enthusiasm and does everything halfheartedly.