Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 鬼


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Meaning

devil, ghost, sly, crafty

Pronunciation

guǐ

Explanation

From top: death mask (accent , field ), legs , nose

Mnemonic

The dead mask with legs and nose looks like a devil.

Radicals

devil, demon, ghost
private, nose(Side view of a nose that is facing to the left.)
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Vocabulary

鬼子 guǐ zi Japanese devils, wartime term insult for Japanese
魔鬼 mó guǐ devil
鬼扯腿 guǐ chě tuǐ lit. ghost pulls your leg; involuntary tug of muscles; fig. very unlucky; fig. argumentative; fig. can't help doing it
鬼迷心窍 guǐ mí xīn qiào lit. devil charms heart tunnel (idiom); infatuated; possessed by a devil
鬼佬 guǐ lǎo foreigner (Cantonese); westerner
鬼鬼祟祟 guǐ guǐ suì suì sneaky; secretive; evil spirit
鬼鬼祟祟 guǐ guǐ suì suì sneaky; secretive; evil spirit
吝啬鬼 lìn sè guǐ a miser; a penny-pincher
馋鬼 chán guǐ glutton; greedy; piggish

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