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鬼鬼祟祟

gwai2 gwai2 seoi6 seoi6

(adj.) sneaky; stealthy; furtive; (adv.) sneakily; stealthily; furtively | Cant.: 鬼鬼鼠鼠; 鬼鼠

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 293,000

This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

鬼鬼祟祟

This word was added by tym on 22nd Aug 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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鬼 gwai2 gui3 - ghost; spirit; devil; dark; evil
鬼 gwai2 gui3 - ghost; spirit; devil; dark; evil
祟 seoi6 xu4 sui4 - evil spirit;
祟 seoi6 xu4 sui4 - evil spirit;

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