豆鬼

Chinese

		bean; sacrificial vessel	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (豆鬼)		豆	鬼
simp. #(豆鬼)		豆	鬼

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tāu-kúi

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāu-kúi
    • Tâi-lô: tāu-kuí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dauxkuie
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tau²²⁻²¹ kui⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tau⁴¹⁻²² kui⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

豆鬼

1. (Hokkien) small and hard mung beans that do not break down after a long time of cooking (and are therefore discarded)

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 綠豆鬼／绿豆鬼