guǐ
ghost
demon
terrible
damnable
clever
sly
crafty
sinister plot
(suffix for sb with a certain vice or addiction etc)
one of the 28 constellations
guǐ fǔ shén gōng
supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
uncanny workmanship
superlative craftsmanship
shén chū guǐ mò
lit. Gods appear and devils vanish (idiom); to appear and disappear unpredictably
to change rapidly
jiàn guǐ
curse it!
to hell with it!
xiǎo guǐ
little demon (term of endearment for a child)
mischievous child
imp
xī xuè guǐ
leech
blood-sucking vermin
vampire (translated European notion)
fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers
guǐ zi
devils
refers to 日本鬼子, wartime term insult for Japanese
guǐ huà
lie
false words
nonsense
CL:篇[pian1]
guǐ liǎn
wry face
to grimace
to pull a face
comic face
face mask
devil mask
gǎo guǐ
to make mischief
to play tricks in secret
guǐ huǒ
will-o'-the-wisp
jack-o'-lantern
Rì běn guǐ zi
Japanese devil (common term of abuse in wartime China and in subsequent writing)
guǐ hùn
to hang around
to fool around
to live aimlessly
zuò guǐ liǎn
to pull a face
to grimace
to scowl
xīn zhōng yǒu guǐ
to harbor ulterior motives (idiom)
sǐ guǐ
devil
You devil! (as joke or insult)
the departed
guǐ shǐ shén chāi
demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
curious coincidence
guǐ tāi
sinister design
ulterior motive
yāo mó guǐ guài
demons and ghosts
ghouls and bogies
yí shén yí guǐ
to suspect everyone
overly suspicious
wǔ guǐ
five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence
also written 五瘟神
guǐ guǐ suì suì
sneaky
secretive
evil spirit
zuò guǐ
to play tricks
to cheat
to get up to mischief
to become a ghost
to give up the ghost
yáng guǐ zi
foreign devil
term of abuse for Westerners
yān guǐ
heavy smoker
chain smoker
guǐ lǎo
foreigner (Cantonese)
Westerner
guǐ chě
nonsense
humbug
bunk
bullshit
hēi guǐ
black devil (derogatory term for black or African person)
dǎo guǐ
to play tricks
to cause mischief
zhuāng shén nòng guǐ
lit. dress up as God, play the devil (idiom); fig. to mystify
to deceive people
to scam
guǐ mí xīn qiào
to be obsessed
to be possessed
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mó
lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom); with money, you can do anything you like.
Hóng Mó guǐ
Red Devils, nickname of Manchester United Football Club
guǐ mó
Devil (in Jewish and Christian mythology)
guǐ pó
Caucasian woman (Cantonese)
guǐ yù
treacherous person
evil spirit
bái guǐ
"white ghost", derogatory term for caucasians (Cantonese)
diào sǐ guǐ
ghost of a person who died by hanging
hanged person
(coll.) inchworm
hangman (word game)
èr guǐ zi
traitor
collaborator with the enemy
shén gōng guǐ fǔ
supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
uncanny workmanship
superlative craftsmanship
jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī
to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
quē dé guǐ
public nuisance
a wicked, mean spirited individual
Yìn dù guǐ jiāo
see 斷魂椒|断魂椒[duan4 hun2 jiao1]
Dōng yáng guǐ
foreign devil
wartime term of abuse for Japanese
pà sǐ guǐ
afraid to die (contemptuous term)
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.
Mó guǐ dǎo
Devil's Island, notorious French prison off the coast of French Guyana
shén chāi guǐ shǐ
the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
curious coincidence
Dōng yáng guǐ zi
foreign devil
wartime term of abuse for Japanese
lǎo yān guǐ
heavy smoker
chain smoker
diǎn guǐ huǒ
to stir up trouble in secret
to instigate
chāng guǐ
ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others
Liú Juān zǐ guǐ yí fāng
Liu Juanzi's medical recipes bequeathed by the ghost Huang Fugui 黃父鬼|黄父鬼
guǐ pà è rén
lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too
an evil person fears someone even more evil (idiom)
guǐ jì duō duān
full of devilish tricks and cunning stratagems (idiom)
sly
crafty
malicious
cù xiá guǐ
rascal
mischievous fellow
joker
wǔ guǐ nào pàn
Five ghosts mock the judge, or Five ghosts resist judgment (title of folk opera, idiom); important personage mobbed by a crowd of ne'er-do-wells
yǐn guǐ shàng mén
to lead the devil to the door (idiom); to invite the attention of criminals
to leave oneself open to attack
láng háo guǐ kū
lit. wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom); pathetic screams
guǐ chě tuǐ
unable to restrain oneself
pulling and tugging at each other
qū mó gǎn guǐ
to exorcise
to drive out evil spirits
sàng qì guǐ
downcast wretch
bad-tempered and unpleasant person
hú guǐ shén xiān
foxes, ghosts and immortals
supernatural beings, usually fictional
guǐ chě jiǎo
lit. ghost pulls your leg
involuntary tug of muscles
fig. very unlucky
fig. argumentative
fig. can't help doing it
guǐ mō nǎo ké
muddled
momentarily confused
xiǎo zāng guǐ
dirty little devil (affectionate, of child)
Huáng fù guǐ
Huang Fugui, ghost of legends who provided Liu Juanzi with his magical recipes 劉涓子鬼遺方|刘涓子鬼遗方
wǎng liǎng guǐ guài
ghoulies and bogeys
things that go bump in the night
guǐ bǎ xì
sinister plot
dirty trick
cheap trick
guǐ cái xìn
who would believe it!
what rubbish!
guǐ yā shēn
see 鬼壓床|鬼压床[gui3 ya1 chuang2]
guǐ mō nǎo ké
muddled
momentarily confused
guǐ huǒ lǜ
(dialect) flaming mad
furious
guǐ yóu xīn shēng
devils are born in the heart (idiom)
fears originate in the mind
guǐ huà fú
undecipherable handwriting
scribblings
(fig.) hypocritical talk
guǐ huà lián piān
to tell one lie after another (idiom)
to talk nonsense
bogus story
guǐ xiāo
(bird species of China) boreal owl (Aegolius funereus)
Mó guǐ Dǎo
Devil's Island, notorious French prison off the coast of French Guyana
guǐ kū láng háo
to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom)
guǐ kū láng háo
variant of 鬼哭狼嚎[gui3 ku1 lang2 hao2]
guǐ míng tang
dirty trick
monkey business
xīn li yǒu guǐ
to have secret motives
to have a guilty conscience
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò
lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
fig. with money, you can do anything you like
jī líng guǐ
(jocularly) clever and quick-witted person
niú guǐ shé shén
evil monsters
(fig.) bad characters
(political) bad elements
bái guǐ bǐ
(botany) common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)
Jiǔ guǐ jiǔ
Jiugui Liquor, liquor company from 吉首[Ji2 shou3]
Yán wáng hǎo jiàn , xiǎo guǐ nán dāng
lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)
è guǐ
sb who is always hungry
glutton
(Buddhism) hungry ghost
guǐ jiào
(coll.) to holler
to squawk
mó guǐ zhān
Velcro fastener
touch fastener