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小臟鬼
siu2 zong6 gwai2
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dirty little monster - spoken affectionately to a child who has gotten themself dirty; literally "little dirty ghost"  Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word was added by bybell on 19th Feb 2006 17:50 and last edited on 11th Oct 2010 13:26 |
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Characters in this word:小 siu2 - small, tiny, little臟 zong6 - internal organs of the body 鬼 gwai2 - ghost; devil; dishonest; terrible |
*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *** |
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