Learn Those "Ghost words" in Chinese...
Definition
ɡuǐ
鬼
1.spirit,ghost;
2.used to form a term of abuse for ignoble character;
3.fellow, smart kids.
01
xiǎo qi ɡuǐ
小气鬼
Penny pincher
E.G:
Xiǎomínɡ，nénɡ jiè wǒ diǎnr qián ma？Wǒ xiàɡe yuè huán ɡěi nǐ.
A:小铭，能借我点儿钱吗？我下个月还给你。
(Xiaoming, can you lend me some money? I'll give it back to you next month.)
Bù xínɡ, wǒ yě kuài méiqiánle.
B:不行，我也快没钱了。
(No, I'm running out of money as well.)
Hēnɡ， xiǎo qi ɡuǐ!
A: 哼，小气鬼！
(Hum, you are so stingy!)
02
dǎn xiǎo ɡuǐ
胆小鬼
coward
E.G:
Rúɡuǒ nǐ xiǎnɡ zhènɡmínɡ nǐ bú shì dǎnxiǎoɡuǐ，jiù cónɡ zhèli zǒu ɡuòqù bɑ.
如果你想证明你不是胆小鬼，就从这里走过去吧。
(If you want to prove that you are not a coward, just walk here.)
03
tǎo yàn ɡuǐ
讨厌鬼
An annoying person；Nuisance
E.G:
Wǒ bùxiǎnɡ hé nǐ dāi zài yīqǐ, tǎoyànɡuǐ！
我不想和你呆在一起，讨厌鬼！
(I won't be with you, you nerd!)
04
dǎo dàn guǐ
捣蛋鬼
Troublemaker
E.G:
Tā xiǎo shíhou shì ɡe lìnɡ rén tǎoyàn de dǎodànɡuǐ.
他小时候是个令人讨厌的捣蛋鬼。
(He was an annoying troublemaker when he was a child.)
05
ài kū ɡuǐ
爱哭鬼
crying wolf
E.G:
Jǐnián bùjiàn，nàɡe àikūɡuǐ yǐjīnɡ chénɡzhǎnɡ wéi yīɡe dǐnɡtiān-lìdìde nánzǐhàn le.
几年不见，那个爱哭鬼已经成长为一个顶天立地的男子汉。
(A few years later, the weeping ghost has grown into a man who fears nothing.)
06
jī linɡ ɡuǐ
机灵鬼
Smart boy
E.G:
Tā suīrán cái wǔ suì, què yǐjīnɡ huì ná bàbɑde shǒu jī fā Wēixìn rànɡ māmɑ mǎi línɡshí huílai le.
A: 他虽然才五岁，却已经会拿爸爸的手机发微信让妈妈买零食回来了。
(Although he is only five years old, he’s already known how to send Wechat message with his father's mobile phone and ask his mother to buy snacks.)
Zhēn shì ɡè jī linɡ ɡuǐ.
B: 真是个机灵鬼。
(He’s really a smart boy.)
07
jiǔ ɡuǐ
酒鬼
juicehead
E.G:
Tā jiùshì ɡe jiǔɡuǐ, yītiān méi jiǔ hē dōu bù shūfu.
他就是个酒鬼，一天没酒喝都不舒服。
(He's a d juicehead. He can He can't live a day without liquor.)
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