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窮鬼

简穷鬼 · 繁窮鬼

Mandarin · pinyin qióng guǐ

(vulgar) impoverished person; the poor

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鬼: guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
穷: qióng · poor, destitute, impoverished

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2–3 · qiong2 gui3

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kung4 gwai2

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noun

(derogatory) pauper; poor wretch

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