Cantonese · 26 September 2026 · Cantopop and Cinema Culture
鬼片
gwai2 pin2Jyutping
horror movie / ghost film
noun
Literally 'ghost movie', this genre is incredibly popular in Hong Kong culture, ranging from terrifying supernatural horror to unique 80s horror-comedies involving jiangshi (hopping vampires).
In a sentence
行開啦，明知我細膽，仲夾硬逼我一齊睇鬼片！
Haang4 hoi1 laa1, ming4 zi1 ngo5 sai3 daam2, zung6 gaap3 ngaang6 bik1 ngo5 jat1 cai4 tai2 gwai2 pin2!
Go away! You know perfectly well I'm a coward, yet you still forced me to watch a horror movie with you!