鬼鬼祟祟

Chinese

		ghost; sly; crafty	ghost; sly; crafty	evil spirit	evil spirit
trad. (鬼鬼祟祟)		鬼	鬼	祟	祟
simp. #(鬼鬼祟祟)		鬼	鬼	祟	祟
AABB-type reduplication of 鬼祟 (guǐsuì).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guǐguǐsuìsuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai² gwai² seoi⁶ seoi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guǐguǐsuìsuì [Phonetic: guíguǐsuìsuì]
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guěiguěisuèisuèi
    • Wade–Giles: kuei³-kuei³-sui⁴-sui⁴
    • Yale: gwěi-gwěi-swèi-swèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goeigoeisueysuey
    • Palladius: гуйгуйсуйсуй (gujgujsujsuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai² gwai² seoi⁶ seoi⁶
    • Yale: gwái gwái seuih seuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai² gwai² soey⁶ soey⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei² guei² sêu⁶ sêu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵ sɵy̯²² sɵy̯²²/

Adjective

鬼鬼祟祟

1. furtive; sneaking; stealthy

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 鬼鬼鼠鼠