yóu
zhá
guǐ

common
noun
food

Meaning of 油炸鬼

油炸鬼 means deep-fried dough sticks; youtiao (long golden-brown deep-fried strips of dough). Pronounced yóu zhá guǐ.

  • deep-fried dough sticks; youtiao (long golden-brown deep-fried strips of dough)

Definitions & Examples

Zǎo
cān
huan
chī
yóu
zhá
guǐ
pèi
dòu
jiāng
 

For breakfast, I like to eat deep-fried dough sticks with soy milk.

jiā
diàn
de
yóu
zhá
guǐ
zhà
de
yòu
xiāng
yòu
cuì
 

The deep-fried dough sticks at that shop are fragrant and crispy.

Zài
Guǎng广
dōng
huà
li
 
yóu
tiáo
bèi
chēng
wéi
yóu
zhá
guǐ
 

In Cantonese, youtiao are called yau4 zaa3 gwai2 (oil-fried ghosts).

Yǒu
de
yóu
zhá
guǐ
jiǎn
chēng
wéi
yóu
guǐ
 

In some regions, youtiao are simply called you2 gui3 (oil ghosts).

Measure Words

/ gēn
Primary
/ tiáo