è​guǐ

hungry ghost

  • created reference approved 饿鬼/餓鬼 → 薜荔 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饿鬼 / 餓鬼 è​guǐ

    薜荔 bì​lì

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 饿鬼/餓鬼 · è​guǐ · hungry ghost — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饿鬼 / 餓鬼

    è​guǐ

    hungry ghost

    (Buddhism) a being in one of the lower realms of existence condemned to perpetual starvation because of past bad deeds

    饿 (literal) → 饿/餓 · è · hungry 鬼 (literal) → 鬼 · guǐ · ghost

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 饿鬼/餓鬼 · è​guǐ · glutton — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饿鬼 / 餓鬼

    è​guǐ

    glutton

    a greedy eater or someone who devours food as if starving

    饿 (literal) → 饿/餓 · è · hungry 鬼 (literal) → 鬼 · guǐ · [vice/addiction]

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 饿鬼/餓鬼 · è​guǐ · ghoul — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饿鬼 / 餓鬼

    è​guǐ

    ghoul

    an evil spirit; a devil

    饿 (literal) → 饿/餓 · è · hungry 鬼 (literal) → 鬼 · guǐ · ghost

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 饿鬼/餓鬼 · è​guǐ · greedy person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饿鬼 / 餓鬼

    è​guǐ

    greedy person

    a person with insatiable desires, especially for wealth or sex

    饿 (literal) → 饿/餓 · è · hungry 鬼 (literal) → 鬼 · guǐ · [vice/addiction]

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

    created sense