饿鬼

Traditional: 餓鬼

è guǐ

Dictionary entry

sb who is always hungry

What does 饿鬼 mean?

饿鬼 (è guǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1sb who is always hungry

2glutton

3(Buddhism) hungry ghost

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饿èhungry · to starve (sb)鬼guǐdisembodied spirit; ghost; devil · (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc

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How to pronounce 饿鬼

饿鬼

è guǐ

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