五鬼

Chinese

		five	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (五鬼)		五	鬼
simp. ^#(五鬼)		五	鬼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wǔguǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ gwai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wǔguǐ [Phonetic: wúguǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wǔguěi
  - Wade–Giles: wu³-kuei³
  - Yale: wǔ-gwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuugoei
  - Palladius: угуй (uguj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ng⁵ gwai²
  - Yale: ńgh gwái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ gwai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ guei²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

Noun

五鬼

(mythology) five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence

Synonyms

五瘟神 (wǔwēnshén)

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