懒鬼

懶鬼

lǎnguǐ

noun #15,270

Measure Word

一个懒鬼 gè

Meanings

1 lazybones
2 idle bum

Characters

ghost; devil (used as a suffix for a type of person)

Examples

快起床，你这个懒鬼！

Kuài qǐchuáng, nǐ zhège lǎnguǐ!

Get up, you lazybones!

他是个懒鬼，什么家务都不做。

Tā shì gè lǎnguǐ, shénme jiāwù dōu bú zuò.

He's a lazybones who doesn't do any housework.

Tips

usage

懒鬼 is playful and informal, often used affectionately among friends or family. The 鬼 suffix works like '-bones' in English: 酒鬼 (jiǔguǐ, drunkard), 小气鬼 (xiǎoqìguǐ, cheapskate).

Stroke Order

懒 lǎn

鬼 guǐ