鬼 (guǐ) — (noun) ghost, spirit; demon, devil; (adjective) sly, crafty, cunning; also resourceful, clever; (suffix) a person with a particular vice, addiction, or habit (colloquial, often derogatory)
Definition
鬼 covers three distinct uses: a ghost/demon, a colloquial derogatory suffix for someone with a vice (酒鬼, 烟鬼), and 'sly/cunning' (often interchangeable with 狡猾 but more colloquial; 机智 is the positive 'clever').
noun
ghostspiritdemondevil(suffix) a person with a particular viceaddictionor habit (colloquial, often derogatory)
adjective
slycraftycunningalso resourcefulclever
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 鬼。Tā xiǎo shí hou hěn pà guǐ.He was very afraid of ghosts as a child.
- 鬼，。Zhè ge zhǔ yì zhēn guǐ, méi rén xiǎng dé dào.This idea is really clever; no one would have thought of it.
- ，。Wǒ rèn shi yí gè jiǔ guǐ, tā měi tiān dōu yào hē jiǔ.I know a drunkard; he drinks every day.
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