醉鬼

Chinese

		intoxicated	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (醉鬼)		醉	鬼
simp. #(醉鬼)		醉	鬼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuìguǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi³ gwai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuìguǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuèiguěi
    • Wade–Giles: tsui⁴-kuei³
    • Yale: dzwèi-gwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueygoei
    • Palladius: цзуйгуй (czujguj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zeoi³ gwai²
    • Yale: jeui gwái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey³ gwai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêu³ guei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵy̯³³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

Noun

醉鬼

1. (derogatory) drunkard; alcoholic

Synonyms

• 喝家子 (dialectal Mandarin)
• 酒徒 (jiǔtú)
• 酒鬼 (jiǔguǐ) (derogatory)
• 醉漢／醉汉 (zuìhàn) (drunk man)
• 麻龜／麻龟 (Quanzhou Hokkien)

 

See also

• 懶鬼／懒鬼 (lǎnguǐ)
• 色鬼 (sèguǐ)
• 煙鬼／烟鬼 (yānguǐ)
• 調皮鬼／调皮鬼 (tiáopíguǐ)
• 吸血鬼 (xīxuèguǐ)
• 搗蛋鬼／捣蛋鬼 (dǎodànguǐ)