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李鬼

Mandarin · pinyin Lǐ Guǐ

false hero (who pretends to be 李逵 Lǐ Kuí); a fake

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李: lǐ · plum; judge; surname
鬼: guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri

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3–3 · Li3 Gui3

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name

Li Gui, a character in the novel Water Margin, who impersonates Li Kui

noun

(neologism, figurative) something or someone that is fake; counterfeit product; impersonator

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