見鬼
See also: 见鬼
Chinese
to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview |
ghost; sly; crafty | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (見鬼) | 見 | 鬼 | |
| simp. (见鬼) | 见 | 鬼 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jiànguǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiànguěi
- Wade–Giles: chien4-kuei3
- Yale: jyàn-gwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianngoei
- Palladius: цзяньгуй (czjanʹguj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gin3 gwai2
- Yale: gin gwái
- Cantonese Pinyin: gin3 gwai2
- Guangdong Romanization: gin3 guei2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kiːn³³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kìⁿ-kúi
- Tâi-lô: kìnn-kuí
- Phofsit Daibuun: kvie'kuie
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ kui⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /kĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ kui⁵³/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kĩ²¹⁻⁵³ kui⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kui⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiàn-kúi
- Tâi-lô: kiàn-kuí
- Phofsit Daibuun: kiernkuie
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kui⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kui⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
Verb
見鬼
- (literally) to see a ghost
- (figurative) to have bad luck; to be ridiculous; to be absurd; to be funny
- to go to hell (as an expression of anger)