鬼食泥

Chinese
ghost; sly; crafty
 
eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 
restrained; mud; paste
restrained; mud; paste; pulp
trad. (鬼食泥) 鬼 食 泥
simp. #(鬼食泥) 鬼 食 泥
Literally: “ghost eating mud”.

Pronunciation

Adverb

鬼食泥

  1. (Cantonese) to have slurred speech; to be unable to speak clearly
    佢講嘢鬼食泥噉。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    佢讲嘢鬼食泥噉。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    keoi5 gong2 je5 gwai2 sik6 nai4 gam2. [Jyutping]
    His speech is slurred.

Synonyms
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