把鬼

Chinese

		handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object) handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (把鬼)		把	鬼
simp. #(把鬼)		把	鬼

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baa² gwai²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baa² gwai²
    • Yale: bá gwái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baa² gwai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ba² guei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paː³⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

Verb

把鬼

1. (Cantonese) used to express something is useless

   呢課都唔考，讀嚟把鬼！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   呢课都唔考，读嚟把鬼！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   nei¹ fo³ dou¹ m⁴ haau², duk⁶ lai⁴ baa² gwai²! [Jyutping]

   There will not be any questions on this chapter in the exam. What's the point of studying this chapter?

Synonyms

• (vulgar) 把撚 (baa² lan²)