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倀鬼

简伥鬼 · 繁倀鬼

Mandarin · pinyin chāng guǐ

ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others

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鬼: guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
伥: chāng · ghost of one devoured by tiger

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1–3 · chang1 gui3

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coeng1 gwai2

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noun

(Chinese mythology) tiger ghost; the sprits of those killed by tigers, who was enslaved until they find a new victim for the tiger

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