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鬼

Mandarin · pinyin guǐ

disembodied spirit; ghost; devil
(suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc
sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭 guǐ)
one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy

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

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3 · gui3

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ghost; apparition; spirit (Classifier: 隻／只)
devil; demon
stealthy; tricky; furtive
sinister plot; dirty trick
devilish; damned; ghastly
(informal) clever; smart; quick
(derogatory) fool; blockhead; guy; moral imbecile
(often derogatory) Nickname for people with a flaw or vice; -ard; -holic
(intimate) imp; urchin
(regional, derogatory, usually in compounds) Caucasian or Western person
(Cantonese) traitor; rat; mole
(Cantonese, ball games) opponent trying to steal the ball
(Cantonese, inserted in certain adjectives) so; very
(Cantonese) suspicious
(mildly vulgar) the hell
(mildly vulgar) who the hell; what the hell

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