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餓鬼投胎

ngo6 gwai2 tau4 toi1

[1] to be (very) hungry (lit. a hungry ghost reincarnated) [2] [華]: 很餓

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

餓鬼投胎

This word was added by Steph_fr on 6th Jun 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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餓 ngo6 o6 e4 - hungry, hunger; greedy
鬼 gwai2 gui3 - ghost; spirit; devil; dark; evil
投 tau4 tou2 - cast; plunge into; send
胎 toi1 tai1 - unborn child; embryo; fetus

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