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短命鬼

Mandarin · pinyin duǎn mìng guǐ

sb who dies prematurely

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短: duǎn · short; brief; deficient, lacking
命: mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
鬼: guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri

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3–4–3 · duan3 ming4 gui3

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dyun2 meng6 gwai2

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noun

short-lived person
(dialectal) rascal; devil

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