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促狹鬼

简促狭鬼 · 繁促狹鬼

Mandarin · pinyin cù xiá guǐ

mischievous fellow; rascal

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促: cù · urge, press, hurry; close
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鬼: guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
狭: xiá · narrow, limited; narrow-minded

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4–2–3 · cu4 xia2 gui3

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cuk1 haap6 gwai2

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