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鬼怪

鬼怪

Chinese

		ghost; sly; crafty	queer; to blame
simp. and trad. (鬼怪)		鬼	怪

Noun

鬼怪

ghosts and monsters

Derived terms

妖魔鬼怪

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): guǐguài

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai² gwaai³
Min Nan (POJ): kúi-koài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: guǐguài
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goeiguay
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    詭怪／诡怪
    鬼怪
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai² gwaai³
  - Yale: gwái gwaai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai² gwaai³
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³⁵ kʷɑːi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kúi-koài
  - Tâi-lô: kuí-kuài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kuy'koaix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuai²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kuai⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuai²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuai¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kuai²¹/