枵鬼

Chinese

empty; hollow of a tree ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (枵鬼)
simp. #(枵鬼)
alternative forms 飫鬼饫鬼

Pronunciation


Adjective

枵鬼

  1. (Hokkien) gluttonous
  2. (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) stingy; miserly

Synonyms

  • (gluttonous):
  • (stingy):

Noun

枵鬼

  1. (Hokkien, Puxian Min) hungry person
  2. (Puxian Min) cheapskate

Derived terms

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “枵鬼”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 301.