綠豆鬼

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Chinese

		mung bean	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (綠豆鬼)		綠豆	鬼
simp. (绿豆鬼)		绿豆	鬼

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): le̍k-tāu-kúi

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: le̍k-tāu-kúi
  - Tâi-lô: li̍k-tāu-kuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: legdauxkuie
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² tau³³⁻¹¹ kui⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² tau²²⁻²¹ kui⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² tau³³⁻²¹ kui⁴¹/

Noun

綠豆鬼

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) small and hard mung beans that do not break down after a long time of cooking (and are therefore discarded)

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 豆鬼

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