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撞鬼

撞鬼

Chinese

		to hit; to strike; to meet by accident to hit; to strike; to meet by accident; to run into; to bump against; to bump into	ghost; sly; crafty
simp. and trad. (撞鬼)		撞	鬼

Verb

撞鬼

(Cantonese) to have bad luck

Synonyms

撞邪 (zhuàngxié)
見鬼／见鬼 (jiànguǐ)

Etymology

From 撞 (zhuàng, “to see/to meet”) + 鬼 (guǐ, “ghost”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhuàngguǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zong^6-2 gwai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhuàngguǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juanqgoei
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zong^6-2 gwai²
  - Yale: jóng gwái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzong^6-2 gwai²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːŋ²²⁻³⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵/