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丧气鬼 — “A killjoy”

丧气鬼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a killjoy”. A gloomy or grumpy person who spoils others' fun. Literally, “spirit of gloom/discouragement”.

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丧气鬼 Pronunciation and Pinyin

丧气鬼 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
丧
sàng8lose, mourn, funeral
气
qì4air, gas, spirit, anger
鬼
guǐ10ghost, devil, tricky, awful

Example Sentence with 丧气鬼

他总是板着脸,像个丧气鬼,没人愿意和他一起玩。
He always wears a long face, like a killjoy; no one wants to play with him.

Idioms Related to 丧气鬼

More idioms starting with 丧

  • sàng丧lún伦bài败xíng行abandon human relations and corrupt conduct
  • sàng丧tiān天hài害lǐ理commit outrageous and immoral acts
  • sàng丧shī失dài殆jìn尽utterly lost or depleted
  • sàng丧jiā家zhī之quǎn犬a homeless, desperate, abandoned person
  • sàng丧jiā家zhī之gǒu狗a lost and helpless person
  • sàng丧jìn尽tiān天liáng良utterly devoid of conscience
  • sàng丧shī师rǔ辱guó国lose army, disgrace nation
  • sàng丧xīn心bìng病kuáng狂utterly depraved, irrational, and frenzied
  • sàng丧míng明zhī之tòng痛profound sorrow of losing a child
  • sàng丧quán权rǔ辱guó国forfeit rights and disgrace the nation
  • sàng丧dǎn胆wáng亡hún魂scared out of one's wits
  • sàng丧dǎn胆xiāo消hún魂scared out of one's wits

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Questions about 丧气鬼

What does 丧气鬼 mean?

丧气鬼 (sàng qì guǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a killjoy”.

How do you pronounce 丧气鬼?

丧气鬼 is pronounced sàng qì guǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 丧气鬼 literally mean?

Literally, 丧气鬼 means “spirit of gloom/discouragement”. It is used to mean “a killjoy”.

What is the Chinese definition of 丧气鬼?

指不愉快的人或脾气坏的人

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