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 ˙ㄌㄧㄥㄍㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ ling⁴ gwai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīlingguǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ˙ㄌㄧㄥㄍㄨㄟˇ
  - 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

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

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