鬼鬼祟祟

Chinese

		ghost; sly; crafty	ghost; sly; crafty	evil spirit	evil spirit
trad. (鬼鬼祟祟)		鬼	鬼	祟	祟
simp. ^#(鬼鬼祟祟)		鬼	鬼	祟	祟
AABB-type reduplication of 鬼祟 (guǐsuì).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guǐguǐsuìsuì

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai² gwai² seoi⁶ seoi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guǐguǐsuìsuì [Phonetic: guíguǐsuìsuì]
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guěiguěisuèisuèi
  - Wade–Giles: kuei³-kuei³-sui⁴-sui⁴
  - Yale: gwěi-gwěi-swèi-swèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goeigoeisueysuey
  - Palladius: гуйгуйсуйсуй (gujgujsujsuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai² gwai² seoi⁶ seoi⁶
  - Yale: gwái gwái seuih seuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai² gwai² soey⁶ soey⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei² guei² sêu⁶ sêu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵ sɵy̯²² sɵy̯²²/

Adjective

鬼鬼祟祟

furtive; sneaking; stealthy

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 鬼鬼鼠鼠

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