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小鬼

小鬼

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	ghost; sly; crafty
simp. and trad. (小鬼)		小	鬼

Noun

小鬼

mischief, urchin, little devil (of a child)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiǎoguǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² gwai²
Min Nan (POJ): sió-kúi / siáu-kúi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎoguǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaugoei
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² gwai²
  - Yale: síu gwái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² gwai²
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-kúi / siáu-kúi
  - Tâi-lô: sió-kuí / siáu-kuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioy'kuie, siaw'kuie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁵³/, /ɕiaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui⁵⁵⁴/, /ɕiaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁵³/, /ɕiaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁵³/, /ɕiaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui⁴¹/, /ɕiaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui⁴¹/