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油炸鬼

Mandarin · pinyin yóu zhá guǐ

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油: yóu · oil, fat, grease, lard; paints
炸: zhà · to fry in oil; to scald; to explode
鬼: guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri

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2–2–3 · you2 zha2 gui3

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 2 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

jau4 zaa3 gwai2

Cantonese word readings for 油炸鬼. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(dialectal) youtiao (a type of deep-fried dough stick eaten in China and other East and Southeast Asian cuisines) (Classifier: 條／条)
(Xiang) someone dirty all over the body