Definify.com

Definition 2024

機靈鬼

機靈鬼

See also: 机灵鬼

Chinese

		quick on one's feet, quick-witted, sharp, smart	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (機靈鬼)		機靈	鬼
simp. (机灵鬼)		机灵	鬼

Noun

機靈鬼

(humorous, colloquial) clever and quick-witted person; a smart child

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jīlíngguǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ ling⁴ gwai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīlíngguǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jilinggoei
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei¹ ling⁴ gwai²
  - Yale: gēi lìhng gwái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ ling⁴ gwai²
  - IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹ kʷɐi̯³⁵/