吸血鬼 in English xi1 xue4 gui3 Meaning

Meanings

  • leech
  • bloodsucking vermin
  • vampire (translated European notion)
  • metaphorically cruel exploiter, particularly a capitalist exploiting the workers

Simplified Characters

吸 血 鬼

Traditional Characters

吸 血 鬼

Pinyin

xi1 xue4 gui3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

吸xi1to breathe 血xue4blood 鬼gui3ghost