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做鬼

做鬼

Chinese

		to do; to make; to produce	ghost; sly; crafty
simp. and trad. (做鬼)		做	鬼

Verb

做鬼

to die; to become a ghost

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zuòguǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zou⁶ gwai²
Min Nan (POJ): chòe-kúi / chò-kúi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zuòguǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohgoei
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zou⁶ gwai²
  - Yale: jouh gwái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzou⁶ gwai²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯²² kʷɐi̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-kúi
  - Tâi-lô: tsuè-kuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoea'kuie
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kui⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ kui⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ kui⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chò-kúi
  - Tâi-lô: tsò-kuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoirkuie
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ kui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁵³ kui⁵³/