xiǎo​guǐ

imp

  • created reference approved 小鬼 → 小鬼头/小鬼頭 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小鬼 xiǎo​guǐ

    小鬼头 / 小鬼頭 xiǎo​guǐ​tóu

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 小鬼 · xiǎo​guǐ · imp — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小鬼

    xiǎo​guǐ

    imp

    a little demon or goblin; a low-ranking spirit in folklore often serving as a messenger or servant in the underworld

    小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · small 鬼 (literal) → 鬼 · guǐ · ghost

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 小鬼 · xiǎo​guǐ · little devil — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小鬼

    xiǎo​guǐ

    little devil

    an endearing or informal nickname for a child; a mischievous child

    小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · young 鬼 (literal) → 鬼 · guǐ · little rascal

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 小鬼 · xiǎo​guǐ · villain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小鬼

    xiǎo​guǐ

    villain

    a metaphor for a person of low status who causes trouble or is difficult to deal with, often used in the idiom that 'one can easily deal with the king of hell, but it is hard to deal with his underlings'

    小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · petty 鬼 (literal) → 鬼 · guǐ · [vice/addiction]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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