古靈精怪

See also: 古灵精怪

Chinese

		ancient; old	alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence	demon; spirit
trad. (古靈精怪)		古	靈	精怪
simp. (古灵精怪)		古	灵	精怪
alternative forms		蠱靈精怪／蛊灵精怪 鬼靈精怪／鬼灵精怪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǔlíngjīngguài

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gu² ling⁴ zing¹ gwaai³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gu² len³ den¹ gai¹, gu² len³ den¹ gai^1*

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǔlíngjīngguài
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǔlíngjingguài
    • Wade–Giles: ku³-ling²-ching¹-kuai⁴
    • Yale: gǔ-líng-jīng-gwài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guulingjingguay
    • Palladius: гулинцзингуай (gulinczinguaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gu² ling⁴ zing¹ gwaai³
    • Yale: gú lìhng jīng gwaai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu² ling⁴ dzing¹ gwaai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu² ling⁴ jing¹ guai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³⁵ lɪŋ²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷaːi̯³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gu² len³ den¹ gai¹, gu² len³ den¹ gai^1*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ len²² ten³³ kai³³/, /ku⁵⁵ len²² ten³³ kai³³⁻³³⁵/

Idiom

古靈精怪

1. weird; bizarre