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見鬼

見鬼

See also: 见鬼

Chinese

		appear; to see; to meet appear; to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (見鬼)		見	鬼
simp. (见鬼)		见	鬼

Verb

見鬼

to have bad luck

Synonyms

撞鬼 (zhuàngguǐ)
撞邪 (zhuàngxié)

Etymology

From 見／见 (jiàn, “to see/to meet”) + 鬼 (guǐ, “ghost”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiànguǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ gwai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiànguǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianngoei
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gin³ gwai²
  - Yale: gin gwái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ gwai²
  - IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/