Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

disembodied spirit; ghost; devil/(suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc/sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭|诡[gui3])/one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

guǐ

Bopomofo

ㄍㄨㄟˇ

Jyutping

gwai2

Example sentences

guǐ
這房子裡有鬼。
这房子里有鬼。

There is a ghost in this house.

魔鬼 móguǐ
不要讓心中的魔鬼誘惑你。
不要让心中的魔鬼诱惑你。

Don't let the devil in your heart tempt you.

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