餓鬼 — meaning in English
gaki
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English meaning
- brat noun A child, especially one seen as spoiled, unruly, or badly behaved.
Senses
餓鬼 is used for these senses in English:
- brat (pejorative) A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.
- hungry ghost (Buddhism, Chinese folk religion) A type of supernatural being, condemned to desire more than it can consume; often depicted with large belly and tiny mouth.
- preta A hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is never to be sated)