粤典 (words.hk)香港短语
粤拼:
gaak3 je6 jau4 zaa3 gwai2
gaak3 je2 jau4 zaa3 gwai2
原书拼音: gaak3 je6 jau4 zaa3 gwai2:gaak3 je2 jau4 zaa3 gwai2
01
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)
名詞用例
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 stand up for yourself; you can't always be weak and submissive.
02
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)
用例
佢響呢間公司做咗十幾年，做到成條隔夜油炸鬼咁。
keoi5 hoeng2 ni1 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.