淘氣鬼

Chinese

		naughty; mischievous; to get angry	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (淘氣鬼)		淘氣	鬼
simp. (淘气鬼)		淘气	鬼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): táoqìguǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄠˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tou⁴ hei³ gwai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: táoqìguǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: táocìguěi
    • Wade–Giles: tʻao²-chʻi⁴-kuei³
    • Yale: táu-chì-gwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taurchihgoei
    • Palladius: таоцигуй (taociguj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tou⁴ hei³ gwai²
    • Yale: tòuh hei gwái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tou⁴ hei³ gwai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: tou⁴ héi³ guei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯²¹ hei̯³³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

Noun

淘氣鬼

1. mischievous imp; regular little mischief; little rascal; naughty child

Synonyms

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• 孽蟲／孽虫 (Hokkien)
• 孽雞／孽鸡 (Hokkien)
• 小反叛兒／小反叛儿 (xiǎofǎnpànr) (Beijing)
• 小淘氣／小淘气 (xiǎotáoqì) (as a term of endearment)
• 淘氣包／淘气包 (táoqìbāo)
• 熊孩子 (xióngháizi) (colloquial)
• 皮蛋 (pídàn) (regional, humorous)
• 頑童／顽童 (wántóng)