李鬼

Chinese

		surname; plum	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (李鬼)		李	鬼
simp. #(李鬼)		李	鬼
Literally: “Li the Ghost”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Lǐ Guǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Lǐ Guǐ [Phonetic: líguǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Lǐ Guěi
    • Wade–Giles: Li³ Kuei³
    • Yale: Lǐ Gwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lii Goei
    • Palladius: Ли Гуй (Li Guj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

李鬼

1. Li Gui, a character in the novel Water Margin, who impersonates Li Kui

Noun

李鬼

1. (neologism, figurative) something or someone that is fake; counterfeit product; impersonator