鬼叫 [－－]

Jyutping gwai2 giu3
Pinyin guǐ jiào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (coll.) to holler
  2. to squawk
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    喺​埋怨​嘅​時​候​，​用​嚟​帶​出該​狀況​由​咩​事​引起​，​好多​時句​尾配​「​咩​」
    to state what is to be blamed for, often used with 咩me1 at sentence end; literally: the ghost told you to
    • 鬼叫你唔去咩，而家唔夠人嘞。
      鬼叫你唔去咩，而家唔够人嘞。
      gwai2 giu3 nei5 m4 heoi3 me1, ji4 gaa1 m4 gau3 jan4 laak3.
      It's all because you not going, now we don't have enough people.
    • 鬼叫我細個唔讀書，而家咁低學歷邊度都唔請。
      鬼叫我细个唔读书，而家咁低学历边度都唔请。
      gwai2 giu3 ngo5 sai3 go3 m4 duk6 syu1, ji4 gaa1 gam3 dai1 hok6 lik6 bin1 dou6 dou1 m4 ceng2.
      It was all because I didn't study hard when I was young, now no one would hire me because of my lack of qualifications.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    风声有点恐怖，听起来好像鬼叫一般。
    風聲有點恐怖，聽起來好像鬼叫一般。
    fēng shēng yǒu diǎn kǒng bù ， tīng qi lai hǎo xiàng guǐ jiào yī bān 。
    • The wind sounds scary, like screaming ghosts.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    啲风声有啲恐怖，听落好似鬼叫噉。
    啲風聲有啲恐怖，聽落好似鬼叫噉。
    di1 fung1 sing1 jau5 di1 hung2 bou3 ， teng1 lok6 hou2 ci5 gwai2 giu3 gam2 。
    • The wind sounds scary, like screaming ghosts.
    • The sound of the wind is scary. It feels like the sound of ghosts.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    鬼叫你做错咩，系要低声下气去求佢原谅㗎喇。
    鬼叫你做錯咩，係要低聲下氣去求佢原諒㗎喇。
    gwai2 giu3 nei5 zou6 co3 me1, hai6 jiu3 dai1 seng1 haa6 hei3 heoi3 kau4 keoi5 jyun4 loeng6 gaa3 laa3.
    • You were wrong, so just keep your head down and apologize.
  2. Cantonese
    我唔系好likey佢㗎咋，但系鬼叫你中意佢咩。
    我唔係好likey佢㗎咋，但係鬼叫你中意佢咩。
    ngo5 m4 hai6 hou2 lai1 ki2 keoi5 gaa3 zaa3, daan6 hai6 gwai2 giu3 nei5 zung1 ji3 keoi5 me1.
    • I don't like him that much, but you like him anyway.
  3. Cantonese
    鬼叫荷包㶶丁咩？唯有挨世界啦。
    鬼叫荷包燶丁咩？唯有捱世界啦。
    gwai2 giu3 ho4 baau1 nung1 ding1 me1? wai4 jau5 ngaai4 sai3 gaai3 laa1.
    • I'm broke. What I can only do is to make a living through hardship.
  4. Cantonese
    今晚闷闷哋，打单泡睇戏。鬼叫我冇伴咩？
    今晚悶悶哋，打單泡睇戲。鬼叫我冇伴咩？
    gam1 maan5 mun6 mun2 dei2, daa2 daan1 paau1 tai2 hei3. gwai2 giu3 ngo5 mou5 pun2 me1?
    • Feel kinda bored and so watch a movie alone. It's all because no one is with me.
  5. Cantonese
    鬼叫你唔去咩，而家唔够人嘞。
    鬼叫你唔去咩，而家唔夠人嘞。
    gwai2 giu3 nei5 m4 heoi3 me1, ji4 gaa1 m4 gau3 jan4 laak3.
    • It's all because you not going, now we don't have enough people.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    鬼叫你……
    鬼叫你……
    gwai2 giu3 nei5......
    • Who the hell told you to... → No one told you to...