烏鬼

See also: 乌鬼

Chinese

 
a crow; black; not
a crow; black; not; empty; void
ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (烏鬼) 烏 鬼
simp. (乌鬼) 乌 鬼

Pronunciation


Note: Chaoyang.

Noun

烏鬼

  1. Japanese cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus, the bird)
    家家養烏鬼,頓頓食黃魚。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
    家家养乌鬼,顿顿食黄鱼。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
    From: 杜甫《戲作俳諧體遣悶》
    Jiājiā yǎng wūguǐ, dùn dùn shí huángyú. [Pinyin]
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  2. (Hakka, Min Nan, derogatory, ethnic slur) black devil, nigger (a derogatory term for a person with dark skin)

Synonyms

  • 烏張飛/乌张飞

See also

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