鬼王

Chinese

		ghost; sly; crafty	king; Wang (proper name)
trad. (鬼王)		鬼	王
simp. ^#(鬼王)		鬼	王

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): guǐwáng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄤˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): гуйвон (guyvon, II-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai² wong⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kúi-vòng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kúi-ông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guǐwáng → guǐwang (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄤˊ → ㄍㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄨㄤ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guěiwång
  - Wade–Giles: kuei³-wang⁵
  - Yale: gwěi-wang
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goei.wang
  - Palladius: гуйван (gujvan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ³⁵/ → /ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴ wɑŋ⁴/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: гуйвон (guyvon, II-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuei⁵¹ vɑŋ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai² wong⁴
  - Yale: gwái wòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai² wong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei² wong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kúi-vòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: gui^ˋ vong^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gui³ vong²
  - Sinological IPA: /ku̯i³¹ voŋ¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kúi-ông
  - Tâi-lô: kuí-ông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kuyoong
  - IPA (Taipei): /kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ²³/

Noun

鬼王

(Chinese mythology) king of ghosts or yaoguai
(Christianity) prince of demons

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (鬼王):

→ Vietnamese: quỷ vương (鬼王)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
鬼	王

Noun

鬼王

chữ Hán form of quỷ vương (“king of ghosts”)