機靈鬼

See also: 机灵鬼

Chinese

		quick on one's feet; quick-witted; sharp quick on one's feet; quick-witted; sharp; smart	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (機靈鬼)		機靈	鬼
simp. (机灵鬼)		机灵	鬼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīlingguǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ˙ㄌㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ ling⁴ gwai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīlingguǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ˙ㄌㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jili̊ngguěi
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-ling⁵-kuei³
    • Yale: jī-ling-gwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji.linggoei
    • Palladius: цзилингуй (czilinguj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ liŋ² ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei¹ ling⁴ gwai²
    • Yale: gēi lìhng gwái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ ling⁴ gwai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ ling⁴ guei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

Noun

機靈鬼

1. (humorous, colloquial) clever and quick-witted person; smart child