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喪氣鬼

简丧气鬼 · 繁喪氣鬼

Mandarin · pinyin sàng qì guǐ

downcast wretch
bad-tempered and unpleasant person

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氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
鬼: guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
丧: sàng · mourning; mourn; funeral
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

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4–4–3 · sang4 qi4 gui3

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song3 hei3 gwai2

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