鬼 guǐ

ghost; spirit of dead; devil

HSK 5 #1042

DEFINITIONS

  • ghost
  • spirit of dead
  • devil
  • ghost
  • demon
  • terrible
  • damnable
  • clever
  • sly
  • crafty
  • (suffix for sb with a certain vice or addiction etc)
  • one of the 28 constellations

STROKES

WORDS

吝啬鬼 lìn sè guǐ miser; penny-pincher
烟鬼 yān guǐ heavy smoker; chain smoker
捣鬼 dǎo guǐ to play tricks; to cause mischief
神出鬼没 shén chū guǐ mò lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom); fig. elusive
鬼把戏 guǐ bǎ xì sinister plot; dirty trick; cheap trick
鬼魅 guǐ mèi demon; monster
做鬼 zuò guǐ to play tricks; to cheat; to get up to mischief; to become a ghost; to give up the ghost
鬼迷心窍 guǐ mí xīn qiào to be obsessed; to be possessed
赌鬼 dǔ guǐ gambling addict
冒失鬼 mào shi guǐ reckless person; hothead
洋鬼子 yáng guǐ zi foreign devil; term of abuse for Westerners
妖魔鬼怪 yāo mó guǐ guài demons and ghosts; ghouls and bogies
鬼神 guǐ shén supernatural beings
鬼胎 guǐ tāi sinister design; ulterior motive
装神弄鬼 zhuāng shén nòng guǐ lit. dress up as God, play the devil (idiom); fig. to mystify; to deceive people; to scam
鬼才信 guǐ cái xìn who would believe it!; what rubbish!
鬼斧神工 guǐ fǔ shén gōng supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods; uncanny workmanship; superlative craftsmanship
厉鬼 lì guǐ malicious spirit; devil
鬼画符 guǐ huà fú undecipherable handwriting; scribblings; (fig.) hypocritical talk
鬼魔 guǐ mó Devil (in Jewish and Christian mythology)
鬼使神差 guǐ shǐ shén chāi demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation; curious coincidence
牛鬼蛇神 niú guǐ shé shén evil monsters; (fig.) bad characters; (political) bad elements
鬼蜮 guǐ yù treacherous person; evil spirit
不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门 bù zuò kuī xīn shì ， bù pà guǐ qiāo mén He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.; Rest with a clear conscience.
不做虧心事，不怕鬼敲門 bù zuò kuī xīn shì ， bù pà guǐ qiāo mén He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.; Rest with a clear conscience.
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