五鬼
五鬼 wǔ guǐ ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ng5 gwai2
- five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence
- also written 五瘟神
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More words with these characters
五
- 五金 wǔ jīn ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ng5 gam1 metal hardware (nuts and bolts)
- 五星级五星級 wǔ xīng jí ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ng5 sing1 kap1 five-star (hotel)
- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄨˇ ㄘˋ saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3 over and over again (idiom)
- 五花八门五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén ㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄚ ㄇㄣˊ ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4 myriad
- 五颜六色五顏六色 wǔ yán liù sè ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄙㄜˋ ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1 multicolored
- 三五 sān wǔ ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ saam1 ng5 several
鬼
- 搞鬼 gǎo guǐ ㄍㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ gaau2 gwai2 to make mischief
- 酒鬼 jiǔ guǐ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ zau2 gwai2 drunkard
- 鬼怪 guǐ guài ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ gwai2 gwaai3 hobgoblin
- 魔鬼 mó guǐ ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ mo1 gwai2 devil
- 伥鬼倀鬼 chāng guǐ ㄔㄤ ㄍㄨㄟˇ coeng1 gwai2 ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others
- 做鬼 zuò guǐ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ zou6 gwai2 to play tricks
Idioms with these characters
- 隔三差五 gé sān chà wǔ ㄍㄜˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔㄚˋ ㄨˇ gaak3 saam1 caa1 ng5 (idiom) every few days; every once in a while
- 目迷五色 mù mí wǔ sè ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄧˊ ㄨˇ ㄙㄜˋ muk6 mai4 ng5 sik1 the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom); a dazzling riot of colors
- 人五人六 rén wǔ rén liù ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ jan4 ng5 jan4 luk6 (idiom) to make a show of being decent and proper; to display phony or hypocritical behavior
- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄨˇ ㄘˋ saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3 over and over again (idiom)
- 三纲五常三綱五常 sān gāng wǔ cháng ㄙㄢ ㄍㄤ ㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ saam1 gong1 ng5 soeng4 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
- 孤魂野鬼 gū hún yě guǐ ㄍㄨ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ wandering ghosts without living descendants to pray for them (idiom)
- 鬼斧神工 guǐ fǔ shén gōng ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ gwai2 fu2 san4 gung1 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
- 鬼鬼祟祟 guǐ guǐ suì suì ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ gwai2 gwai2 seoi6 seoi6 (idiom) sneaky; secretive; furtive
- 鬼话连篇鬼話連篇 guǐ huà lián piān ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄢ gwai2 waa6 lin4 pin1 to tell one lie after another (idiom)
- 鬼计多端鬼計多端 guǐ jì duō duān ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢ gwai2 gai3 do1 dyun1 full of devilish tricks and cunning stratagems (idiom)