牛鬼蛇神
Chinese
editox; cow; bull | ghost; sly; crafty | snake; serpent | God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being | ||
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trad. (牛鬼蛇神) | 牛 | 鬼 | 蛇 | 神 | |
simp. #(牛鬼蛇神) | 牛 | 鬼 | 蛇 | 神 | |
Literally: “Cow demons, snake spirits”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄕㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nióuguěishéshén
- Wade–Giles: niu2-kuei3-shê2-shên2
- Yale: nyóu-gwěi-shé-shén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niougoeishershern
- Palladius: нюгуйшэшэнь (njugujšɛšɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ³⁵ ʂən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngau4 gwai2 se4 san4
- Yale: ngàuh gwái sèh sàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngau4 gwai2 se4 san4
- Guangdong Romanization: ngeo4 guei2 sé4 sen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ kʷɐi̯³⁵ sɛː²¹ sɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit牛鬼蛇神
- (figurative) all sorts of bad things, especially people
- (historical, politics) cow demons and snake spirits
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