水鬼
Chinese
editwater; river | ghost; sly; crafty | ||
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trad. (水鬼) | 水 | 鬼 | |
simp. #(水鬼) | 水 | 鬼 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shuěiguěi
- Wade–Giles: shui3-kuei3
- Yale: shwěi-gwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeigoei
- Palladius: шуйгуй (šujguj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seoi2 gwai2
- Yale: séui gwái
- Cantonese Pinyin: soey2 gwai2
- Guangdong Romanization: sêu2 guei2
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵy̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
edit水鬼
- sea monster; water goblin
- drowning ghost; ghost of someone who drowned
- talented swimmer
- (military) combat diver; frogman
- (informal) Rolex Submariner
Synonyms
editDescendants
edit- → Tagalog: siyokoy