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搗蛋鬼

搗蛋鬼

See also: 捣蛋鬼

Chinese

		to make trouble	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (搗蛋鬼)		搗蛋	鬼
simp. (捣蛋鬼)		捣蛋	鬼

Noun

搗蛋鬼

troublemaker

Synonyms

調皮鬼／调皮鬼 (tiáopíguǐ)

See also

懶鬼／懒鬼 (lǎnguǐ)
醉鬼 (zuìguǐ)
酒鬼 (jiǔguǐ)
煙鬼／烟鬼 (yānguǐ)
色鬼 (sèguǐ)
吸血鬼 (xīxuèguǐ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dǎodànguǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˇ ㄉㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dou² daan^6-2 gwai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: dǎodànguǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˇ ㄉㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daodanngoei
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ta̠n⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dou² daan^6-2 gwai²
  - Yale: dóu dáan gwái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dou² daan^6-2 gwai²
  - IPA ^(key): /tou̯³⁵ tɑːn²²⁻³⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵/