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怕死鬼 — “A person who is excessively afraid of death or danger”

怕死鬼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who is excessively afraid of death or danger”. A coward. Literally, “death-fearing ghost”.

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怕死鬼 Pronunciation and Pinyin

怕死鬼 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
怕
pà8fear, be afraid of
死
sǐ6to die
鬼
guǐ10ghost, devil, tricky, awful

Example Sentence with 怕死鬼

在危险面前,他总是躲在后面,真是一个怕死鬼。
In the face of danger, he always hides at the back; he is truly a coward.

Idioms Related to 怕死鬼

Synonyms of 怕死鬼

  • dǎn胆xiǎo小guǐ鬼coward

More idioms starting with 怕

  • pà怕sān三pà怕sì四overly cautious and indecisive
  • pà怕chù处yǒu有guǐ鬼What you fear most tends to happen
  • pà怕sǐ死tān贪shēng生fear death and cling to life
  • pà怕tòng痛pà怕yǎng痒overly cautious and timid
  • pà怕yìng硬qī欺ruǎn软bully the weak, fear the strong
  • pà怕fēng风qiè怯yǔ雨overly timid and delicate
  • pà怕guǐ鬼yǒu有guǐ鬼What one fears most will happen

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Questions about 怕死鬼

What does 怕死鬼 mean?

怕死鬼 (pà sǐ guǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who is excessively afraid of death or danger”.

How do you pronounce 怕死鬼?

怕死鬼 is pronounced pà sǐ guǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 怕死鬼 literally mean?

Literally, 怕死鬼 means “death-fearing ghost”. It is used to mean “a person who is excessively afraid of death or danger”.

What is the Chinese definition of 怕死鬼?

怕死的人

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