chāng
倀
guǐ

idiom
literary

Meaning of 伥鬼

伥鬼 means ghost of one devoured by a tiger; servile follower of a villain. Pronounced chāng guǐ.

  • ghost of one devoured by a tiger; servile follower of a villain

Definitions & Examples

xiē
gān
xīn
wèi
qīn
luè
zhě
de
hàn
jiān
 
wèi
zuò
chāng
de
chāng
guǐ
 

Those traitors who willingly served the invaders were no different from the servile ghosts of a tiger.

Zài
chuán
shuō
zhōng
 
chāng
guǐ
huì
yǐn
yòu
rén
zǒu
kǒu
 

In folklore, the ghost of a tiger's victim would lure travelers into the tiger's jaws.

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