牛鬼蛇神

Chinese

		ox; cow; bull	ghost; sly; crafty	snake; serpent	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
trad. (牛鬼蛇神)		牛	鬼	蛇	神
simp. ^#(牛鬼蛇神)		牛	鬼	蛇	神

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niúguǐshéshén

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄕㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁴ gwai² se⁴ san⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niúguǐshéshén
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄕㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nióuguěishéshén
  - Wade–Giles: niu²-kuei³-shê²-shên²
  - Yale: nyóu-gwěi-shé-shén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niougoeishershern
  - Palladius: нюгуйшэшэнь (njugujšɛšɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /njoʊ̯³⁵ kweɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɤ³⁵ ʂən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngau⁴ gwai² se⁴ san⁴
  - Yale: ngàuh gwái sèh sàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ gwai² se⁴ san⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ guei² sé⁴ sen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ kʷɐi̯³⁵ sɛː²¹ sɐn²¹/

Idiom

牛鬼蛇神

cow demons and snake spirits
all sorts of bad things, especially people

Synonyms

(Min Nan) 紅蛇赤鼠／红蛇赤鼠

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