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Jyutping siu2 gwai2
Pinyin xiǎo guǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. little demon (term of endearment for a child)
  2. mischievous child
  3. imp
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) Brat
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    demon of lower rank; underling of a supernatural being
  2. noun, derogatory, endearing
    mischief; urchin; little devil; kid
  3. noun
    small joker; little joker
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    “坦白说,我有恐高症。”“你是个胆小鬼!”
    “坦白説,我有恐高症。”“你是個膽小鬼!”
    “ tǎn bái shuō , wǒ yǒu kǒng gāo zhèng 。”“ nǐ shì gè dǎn xiǎo guǐ !”
    • "To tell you the truth, I am scared of heights." "You are a coward!"
  2. Mandarin
    胆小鬼在真正断气之前已经死过很多次。
    膽小鬼在真正斷氣之前已經死過很多次。
    dǎn xiǎo guǐ zài zhēn zhèng duàn qì zhī qián yǐ jīng sǐ guò hěn duō cì 。
    • Cowards die many times before their deaths.
  3. Mandarin
    你们全都是胆小鬼
    你們全都是膽小鬼
    nǐ men quán dōu shì dǎn xiǎo guǐ
    • You're all cowards.
    • You're all chickenshits.
  4. Mandarin
    喂,小鬼!这里是我们的地盘!
    喂,小鬼!這裏是我們的地盤!
    wèi , xiǎo guǐ ! zhè lǐ shì wǒ men de dì pán !
    • Hey, twirp! This here is our territory!
  5. Mandarin
    他们称他胆小鬼。
    他們稱他膽小鬼。
    tā men chēng tā dǎn xiǎo guǐ 。
    • They called him a coward.