李鬼
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Chinese
| surname; plum | ghost; sly; crafty | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (李鬼) | 李 | 鬼 | |
| simp. #(李鬼) | 李 | 鬼 | |
| Literally: “Li the Ghost”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Lǐ Guěi
- Wade–Giles: Li3 Kuei3
- Yale: Lǐ Gwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lii Goei
- Palladius: Ли Гуй (Li Guj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
李鬼
- Li Gui, a character in the novel Water Margin, who impersonates Li Kui
Noun
李鬼
- (neologism, figurative) something or someone that is fake; counterfeit product; impersonator