(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)

Définition

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
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Exemples

  • Tā xiǎo shí hou hěn pà guǐ.
    He was very afraid of ghosts as a child.
  • 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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