老鬼

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (老鬼)		老	鬼
simp. ^#(老鬼)		老	鬼

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoguǐ [Phonetic: láoguǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoguěi
  - Wade–Giles: lao³-kuei³
  - Yale: lǎu-gwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laogoei
  - Palladius: лаогуй (laoguj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ gwai²
  - Yale: lóuh gwái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ gwai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ guei²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wugniu: ⁶lau-ciu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation: ³lau-jy
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔ²² t͡ɕy⁴⁴/

老鬼

(derogatory) gaffer; geezer
那個老鬼又來了。／那个老鬼又来了。 ― Nàge lǎoguǐ yòu lái le. ― That geezer is coming again.
(Shanghainese Wu) experienced, smart, astute

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