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吸血鬼 — “Vampire”

吸血鬼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an exploitative person who drains others of their labor, money, thoughts, or resources; a parasitic individual”. Literally, “Vampire”.

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吸血鬼 Pronunciation and Pinyin

吸血鬼 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
吸
xī6to inhale, absorb, or attract
血
xuè6blood
鬼
guǐ10ghost, devil, tricky, awful

Example Sentence with 吸血鬼

他抱怨老板是吸血鬼,总是让他们加班却不给加班费。
He complained that his boss was a vampire, always making them work overtime without paying extra.

Idioms Related to 吸血鬼

Synonyms of 吸血鬼

  • jì寄shēng生chóng虫a person who lives off others

More idioms starting with 吸

  • xī吸xīn新tǔ吐gù故absorb new, discard old
  • xī吸fēng风yǐn饮lù露subsist on wind and dew

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What does 吸血鬼 mean?

吸血鬼 (xī xuè guǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an exploitative person who drains others of their labor, money, thoughts, or resources; a parasitic individual”.

How do you pronounce 吸血鬼?

吸血鬼 is pronounced xī xuè guǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 吸血鬼 literally mean?

Literally, 吸血鬼 means “Vampire”. It is used to mean “an exploitative person who drains others of their labor, money, thoughts, or resources; a parasitic individual”.

What is the Chinese definition of 吸血鬼?

榨取他人血汗、劫取他人钱财、思想或者其他资源的人

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