丧气鬼

喪氣鬼
sàngqìguǐ
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 downcast wretch
  2. 2 gloomy / bad-tempered person
  3. 3 sad sack

Examples

Bié zhěngtiān xiàng ge sàngqìguǐ shìde, zhènzuò diǎn.
Don't mope around like a sad sack all day — pull yourself together.
Jùhuì shàng láile ge sàngqìguǐ, qìfēn quán méi le.
A killjoy showed up at the party and the whole vibe died.

Tips

register
Colloquial. The 'ghost' suffix is a common Chinese way to label types of people (酒鬼 drunkard, 烟鬼 smoker, 懒鬼 lazybones) — usually mocking but not seriously offensive.

Stroke Order

sāng
guǐ