装神弄鬼 zhuāng shén nòng guǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. dress up as God, play the devil (idiom); fig. to mystify
  2. to deceive people
  3. to scam

CHARACTERS

装 zhuāng
HSK 5
dress, clothes, attire; fill
神 shén
HSK 5
spirit, god, supernatural being
弄 nòng
HSK 4
do, play or fiddle with; alley
鬼 guǐ
HSK 5
ghost; spirit of dead; devil