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to deep-fry ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (油炸鬼) 油炸
simp. #(油炸鬼) 油炸
alternative forms 油炸餜油炸馃
油炸粿
油炸果
Literally: “oil-fried ghost”.
 
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油炸鬼

  1. (dialectal) youtiao (Classifier: )
  2. (Xiang) someone dirty all over the body

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  • Vietnamese: dầu cháo quẩy, giò cháo quẩy