蟯鬼

Chinese

			ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (蟯鬼)		蟯	鬼
simp. (蛲鬼)		蛲	鬼

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ngiauh-kúi

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngiauh-kúi
    • Tâi-lô: ngiauh-kuí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngiauhkuie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋiãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kui⁵³/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 蟯鬼

1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) stingy; miserly

Synonyms

(deprecated template usage)

• 吝嗇／吝啬 (lìnsè)
• 小氣／小气 (xiǎoqì)
• 慳吝／悭吝 (qiānlìn) (literary)
• 摳／抠 (kōu)
• 摳門／抠门 (kōumén)
• 窮相／穷相 (qióngxiàng) (literary or regional)
• 鄙吝 (bǐlìn) (literary)