油炸鬼

Chinese

	to deep-fry	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (油炸鬼)	油炸	鬼
simp. ^#(油炸鬼)	油炸	鬼
alternative forms	油炸餜／油炸馃油炸粿油炸果
Literally: “oil-fried ghost”.

Wikipedia has articles on:

油炸鬼 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
油炸鬼 (Cantonese)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yóuzháguǐ, yóuzhàguǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ, ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jau⁴ zaa³ gwai²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): yiu³ za¹ gei²
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): yu² za⁴ gui³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iû-cha̍h-kúi
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): iou² za⁶ guei³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yóuzháguǐ → yóuzhaguǐ (toneless variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ → ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄓㄚㄍㄨㄟˇ (toneless variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yóujhåguěi
  - Wade–Giles: yu²-cha⁵-kuei³
  - Yale: yóu-ja-gwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: you.jargoei
  - Palladius: ючжагуй (jučžaguj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂä³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /joʊ̯³⁵ ɖ͡ʐ̥ä³ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, nonstandard variant, common in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yóuzhàguǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yóujhàguěi
  - Wade–Giles: yu²-cha⁴-kuei³
  - Yale: yóu-jà-gwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: youjahgoei
  - Palladius: ючжагуй (jučžaguj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁴ zaa³ gwai²
  - Yale: yàuh ja gwái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ dzaa³ gwai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴ za³ guei²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ t͡saː³³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: yiu³ za¹ gei²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiu²² t͡sa³³ kei⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: yu² za⁴ gui³
  - Sinological IPA: /iu¹¹ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kuɪ³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-cha̍h-kúi
  - Tâi-lô: iû-tsa̍h-kuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iuzaqkuie
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /iu²⁴⁻²² t͡sa(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kui⁵⁵⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: iou² za⁶ guei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i̯əu̯¹³ t͡sa̠²⁴ ku̯e̞i̯⁴¹/

Noun

油炸鬼

(dialectal) youtiao (Classifier: 條／条)
(Xiang) someone dirty all over the body

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 油條 (“youtiao; Chinese cruller”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		油條
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	油條, 油條兒, 油炸鬼, 油鬼
	Taiwan	油條
	Langfang	油條
	Chengde	油條
	Ulanhot	大餜子
	Tongliao	大餜子
	Chifeng	油條, 餜子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	大餜子, 餜子
	Heihe	油條, 餜子
	Qiqihar	油條, 餜子
	Harbin	油條, 大餜子, 餜子
	Jiamusi	油條, 餜子
	Baicheng	油條, 餜子
	Changchun	油條, 大餜子
	Tonghua	油條, 餜子
	Shenyang	油條, 餜子
	Jinzhou	油條, 大餜子, 餜子
	Singapore	油條
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	餜子, 油條
	Tangshan	油條, 餜子
	Cangzhou	餜子
	Baoding	餜子
	Shijiazhuang	餜子
	Lijin	油條
	Jinan	餜子, 油條
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	油條
	Dandong	油條, 油炸鬼兒, 大餜子, 餜子
	Yantai	油條, 麻糖
	Yantai (Muping)	油條, 麻糖 dated
	Qingdao	油條, 香油餜子
	Zhucheng	油條, 香油餜子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	油條
	Lingbao	油條, 軟麻糖
	Jining	香油餜子, 餜子
	Daming	餜子
	Wanrong	油條
	Linfen	油條
	Shangqiu	油條
	Yuanyang	油饃
	Zhengzhou	油條, 油饃
	Xinyang	油條
	Baihe	油條
	Xi'an	油條, 油餜兒
	Dingbian	油條
	Baoji	油條
	Tianshui	油條
	Xining	油條
	Xuzhou	油條, 油子鬼兒, 油炸鬼兒 dated
	Xuzhou (Jiawang)	油條
	Pizhou	油條
	Suining	油鬼
	Peixian	油子鬼
	Xinyi	油餜子
	Fengxian	油子鬼
	Suqian	油鬼
	Lianyungang (Ganyu)	餜子
	Donghai	油餜子
	Fuyang	油條, 油餜子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	油條
	Bayanhot	油條
	Lanzhou	油條
	Dunhuang	油條
	Hami	油餜子, 花花子
	Ürümqi	油條, 餜子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	油條
	Nanchong	油條
	Dazhou	油條
	Hanyuan	油條
	Xichang	油條, 油餜子
	Zigong	油條
	Chongqing	油條
	Wuhan	油條, 油絞
	Yichang	油條
	Xiangyang	油條, 油餜子
	Tianmen	油條, 油餜子
	Guiyang	油條
	Zunyi	油條
	Bijie	油條
	Liping	油條, 餜子
	Zhaotong	油條
	Dali	油條
	Kunming	油炸條, 油條
	Mengzi	油條
	Guilin	油條
	Liuzhou	油條
	Nanning (Wuming)	油炸鬼
	Jishou	油條, 油絞兒
	Changde	油條
	Hanzhong	油條
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	油條, 油炸鬼
	Yangzhou	油條, 油炸鬼
	Yangzhou (Jiangdu)	油炸鬼
	Baoying	油鬼
	Gaoyou	油條
	Yizheng	油條
	Taizhou	油條
	Taixing	油煠鬼
	Taizhou (Jiangyan)	油條
	Jingjiang (Dongxing)	油條
	Zhenjiang	油條
	Jurong	油條
	Yangzhong	油條
	Lianyungang	油條, 餜子, 油炸鬼子
	Guanyun	油餜子
	Guannan	油鬼子
	Huai'an	油條
	Huai'an (Hongze)	油炸鬼
	Lianshui	油條, 油炸鬼, 油鬼
	Xuyi	油炸鬼
	Jinhu	油條
	Xinghua	油條
	Nantong	油條, 麻油鬼兒
	Rugao	油條
	Rudong	油條
	Hai'an	油條
	Yancheng	油炸鬼
	Dongtai	油條
	Binhai	油扎鬼
	Sheyang	油炸鬼
	Funing	油條
	Jianhu	油條
	Xiangshui	油餜
	Shuyang	油餜子
	Sihong	油鬼
	Siyang	油鬼
	Anqing	油條
	Wuhu	油條
	Hefei	油條
	Chuzhou	油條
	Huanggang	油餜子
	Hong'an	油條, 餜子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	油炸鬼, 炸麵
	Hong Kong	油炸鬼, 油條, 炸麵
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	油炸鬼
	Macau	油條, 油炸鬼
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	油炸鬼, 炸麵
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	油炸鬼
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	油炸鬼
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	油炸鬼
	Foshan	油炸鬼
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	油炸鬼
	Foshan (Shunde)	油炸鬼
	Foshan (Sanshui)	油炸鬼
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	油炸鬼
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	油炸鬼
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	油炸鬼
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	油炸鬼
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	油炸鬼
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	油炸鬼
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	油炸鬼
	Taishan	油炸鬼
	Kaiping (Chikan)	油炸鬼
	Enping (Niujiang)	油炸鬼
	Heshan (Yayao)	油炸鬼
	Dongguan	油炸鬼
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	油炸鬼
	Qingyuan	油炸鬼
	Fogang	油炸鬼
	Yingde (Hanguang)	油炸鬼
	Yangshan	油條
	Lianshan (Butian)	油炸糍
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	油炸鬼
	Shaoguan	油炸鬼, 油條
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	油炸鬼, 油條
	Renhua	油條
	Lechang	油炸鬼
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	油炸鬼
	Sihui	油炸鬼
	Guangning	油炸鬼
	Deqing	油炸鬼
	Huaiji	油炸鬼
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	油條
	Yunfu	油炸鬼
	Xinxing	油炸鬼
	Luoding	油炸鬼
	Yunan (Pingtai)	油炸鬼
	Xinyi	油條
	Lianjiang	油炸鬼
	Nanning	油炸鬼, 油糍, 油條
	Wuzhou	油條, 油糍
	Yulin	油條, 白散
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	油條, 糯米雞
	Singapore (Guangfu)	油炸鬼
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	油炸鬼
Gan	Nanchang	油條
	Lichuan	油條
	Pingxiang	油條
Hakka	Meixian	油炸鬼
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	油炸鬼
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	油炸鬼
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	油炸鬼
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	油炸鬼
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	油炸鬼
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	油條
	Jiexi	油條
	Yudu	麵條子, 油條
	Ruijin	油條
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	油條
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	油條
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	油條
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	油條
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	油條
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	油條
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	油條
	Sabah (Longchuan)	油炸鬼, 油條
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	油炸粿
	Singkawang	油炸粿
Huizhou	Jixi	油條, 油煠梗, 油炸鬼
	Shexian	油條, 油炸鬼, 絲瓜蒲
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	絲瓜蒲, 油條
	Xiuning	絲瓜蒲
	Yixian	絲瓜蒲
	Qimen	絲瓜蒲
	Wuyuan	油煎破
Jin	Taiyuan	麻葉兒, 麻葉
	Pingyao	油條, 麻葉兒
	Yangyuan	油條
	Datong	油條
	Xinzhou	油條
	Lüliang (Lishi)	油條, 麻葉兒
	Changzhi	油條, 油麻糖
	Taibus (Baochang)	油比子
	Linhe	油條, 餜子, 油餜子
	Jining	油條
	Hohhot	油條, 餜子, 香油餜子
	Baotou	油條
	Dongsheng	油條
	Haibowan	油條
	Erenhot	油條
	Pingshan	油條
	Zhangjiakou	油條, 油炸鬼
	Handan	麻糖, 油條, 油炸鬼
	Linzhou	麻糖
	Suide	油條
Northern Min	Jian'ou	油炸粿, 油子粿
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	藤蘿布
	Songxi	投羅布
	Zhenghe	油煠瓜
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	油煠瓜, 油條
	Jianyang	油炸粿
	Wuyishan	天羅布
	Pucheng (Shibei)	油大腸
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	油炸粿
	Fuqing	油炸粿
	Fuding	油炸粿
Southern Min	Xiamen	油炸粿
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	油炸粿
	Quanzhou	油炸鬼
	Jinjiang	油炸鬼, 油炸粿
	Zhangzhou	油炸粿
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	油炸粿
	Zhangpu	油炸粿
	Taipei	油炸粿, 油條
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	油炸粿
	Kaohsiung	油炸粿
	Yilan	油炸粿
	Changhua (Lukang)	油炸粿
	Taichung	油炸粿
	Tainan	油炸粿
	Hsinchu	油炸粿
	Kinmen	油炸粿
	Penghu (Magong)	油條
	Singapore (Hokkien)	油炸粿
	Manila (Hokkien)	油炸粿, 油條
	Datian	油條
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	油條
	Shantou	油條, 油炸鬼
	Jieyang	油條, 油炸粿
	Bangkok (Teochew)	油炸粿
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	油炸粿, 炸粿
	Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew)	油炸粿
	Singapore (Teochew)	油炸粿
	Wenchang	油條
	Haikou	油炸粿
Puxian Min	Putian	油炸鬼
Puxian Min	Xianyou	蔥管
Central Min	Yong'an	油炸粿
Central Min	Sanming (Sanyuan)	火索條
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	油炸鬼
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	油炸鬼
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	油條
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	油條
Wu	Shanghai	油條, 油煠鬼 dated
	Shanghai (Chongming)	油條, 油煠鬼
	Suzhou	油條, 油煠鬼
	Suzhou (Wujiang)	油煠鬼, 油條
	Wuxi	油條, 油煠鬼
	Changshu	油煠鬼
	Kunshan	油條
	Taicang	油煠鬼
	Nantong (Tongzhou)	油煠鬼
	Qidong	油條
	Nantong (Haimen)	油煠鬼, 油條
	Haimen (Sijia)	油條
	Changzhou	油煠鬼, 油條
	Liyang	油條
	Changzhou (Jintan)	油條
	Yixing	油條
	Danyang	油煠鬼, 油條
	Jingjiang	油煠鬼
	Jiangyin	油煠鬼
	Nanjing (Gaochun)	油煠鬼
	Hangzhou	油煠鬼兒, 油條, 鬼兒
	Ningbo	油煠鬼
	Wenzhou	油炸餜
	Jinhua	油炸餜, 油條
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	天羅筋
Xiang	Changsha	油炸棍, 油絞條
	Loudi	油條
	Quanzhou	油條

Descendants

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