老鬼

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (老鬼)		老	鬼
simp. #(老鬼)		老	鬼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎoguǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ gwai²
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶lau-ciu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoguǐ [Phonetic: láoguǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoguěi
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-kuei³
    • Yale: lǎu-gwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laogoei
    • Palladius: лаогуй (laoguj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ gwai²
    • Yale: lóuh gwái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ gwai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ guei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶lau-ciu
    • MiniDict: lau^去 ciu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³lau-jy
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /lɔ²² t͡ɕy⁴⁴/

Noun

老鬼

1. (derogatory) gaffer; geezer

   那個老鬼又來了。 [MSC, trad.]
   那个老鬼又来了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nàge lǎoguǐ yòu lái le. [Pinyin]

   That geezer is coming again.

2. (Shanghainese) experienced, smart, astute