穷鬼

窮鬼

qióngguǐ

noun #25,425 vulgar

Meanings

1 pauper
2 poor wretch
3 broke person

Characters

poor / impoverished

ghost; used pejoratively as a suffix for people

Examples

别叫我穷鬼，我只是暂时没钱。

Bié jiào wǒ qióngguǐ, wǒ zhǐshì zànshí méi qián.

Don't call me a pauper, I'm just temporarily short of money.

那些穷鬼根本买不起这里的东西。

Nàxiē qióngguǐ gēnběn mǎi bù qǐ zhèlǐ de dōngxi.

Those broke people simply can't afford anything here.

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穷鬼 is a derogatory, vulgar insult for someone who is very poor. It is rude and offensive when directed at a person. It can occasionally be used in self-deprecating humor among close friends.

Stroke Order

穷 qióng

鬼 guǐ