鬼仔

Chinese

		ghost; sly; crafty	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
simp. and trad. (鬼仔)		鬼	仔

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guǐzi

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄗ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai² zai²
Min Nan (POJ): kúi-á

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: guǐzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄗ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goei.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
  - Homophones:
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    鬼仔
    鬼子
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai² zai²
  - Yale: gwái jái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai² dzai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei² zei²
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kúi-á
  - Tâi-lô: kuí-á
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kuyar
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

Noun

鬼仔

(Cantonese, pejorative) foreigner; Caucasian boy or young male
(Min Nan) ghost
(Min Nan) little devil from hell
(Min Nan) domestic servant (used by women as a nickname in a rebuking manner)

See also

鬼佬 (guǐlǎo)
番鬼仔 (faan1 gwai2 zai2)
鬼仔戲／鬼仔戏 (gwai2 zai2 hei3)

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