魔改

Chinese

		devil	to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
trad. (魔改)		魔	改
simp. #(魔改)		魔	改

Etymology

Apparently from Japanese 魔改造(まかいぞう) (makaizō).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mógǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mo¹ goi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mógǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mógǎi
    • Wade–Giles: mo²-kai³
    • Yale: mwó-gǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mogae
    • Palladius: могай (mogaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mo¹ goi²
    • Yale: mō gói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mo¹ goi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: mo¹ goi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔː⁵⁵ kɔːi̯³⁵/

Verb

魔改

1. (Internet slang) to modify in a freakish way