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HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun

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Words Containing 鬼

搞鬼
gǎo guǐ

to make mischief

胆小鬼
dǎn xiǎo guǐ

coward

酒鬼
jiǔ guǐ

drunkard

魔鬼
mó guǐ

devil

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; you can rest with a clear conscience

二鬼子
èr guǐ zi

traitor

五鬼
wǔ guǐ

five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence

五鬼闹判
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

人不知鬼不觉
rén bù zhī guǐ bù jué

in absolute secrecy

促狭鬼
cù xiá guǐ

mischievous fellow; rascal

伥鬼
chāng guǐ

ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others

假洋鬼子
jiǎ yáng guǐ zi

(derog.) wannabe foreigner, a Chinese person who apes the ways of foreigners

做鬼
zuò guǐ

to play tricks

做鬼脸
zuò guǐ liǎn

to pull a face

内鬼
nèi guǐ

mole

冒失鬼
mào shi guǐ

reckless person

刘涓子鬼遗方
liú juān zǐ guǐ yí fāng

Liu Juanzi's medical recipes bequeathed by the ghost Huang Fugui 黃父鬼|黄父鬼

印度鬼椒
yìn dù guǐ jiāo

see 斷魂椒|断魂椒[duàn hún jiāo]

厉鬼
lì guǐ

malicious spirit; devil

吊死鬼
diào sǐ guǐ

ghost of a person who died by hanging

吝啬鬼
lìn sè guǐ

miser

吸血鬼
xī xuè guǐ

leech

丧气鬼
sàng qì guǐ

downcast wretch

妖魔鬼怪
yāo mó guǐ guài

demons and ghosts

孤魂野鬼
gū hún yě guǐ

wandering ghosts without living descendants to pray for them (idiom)

小气鬼
xiǎo qì guǐ

miser

小脏鬼
xiǎo zāng guǐ

dirty little devil (affectionate, of child)

小鬼
xiǎo guǐ

little demon (term of endearment for a child)

引鬼上门
yǐn guǐ shàng mén

to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)

心中有鬼
xīn zhōng yǒu guǐ

to harbor ulterior motives (idiom)

心里有鬼
xīn li yǒu guǐ

to have secret motives

怕死鬼
pà sǐ guǐ

afraid to die (contemptuous term)

恶鬼
è guǐ

evil spirit

爱哭鬼
ài kū guǐ

crybaby

懒鬼
lǎn guǐ

lazybones

捣蛋鬼
dǎo dàn guǐ

troublemaker

捣鬼
dǎo guǐ

to play tricks; to cause mischief

敬鬼神而远之
jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī

to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance

日本鬼子
rì běn guǐ zi

Japanese devil (common term of abuse in wartime China and in subsequent writing)

替死鬼
tì sǐ guǐ

scapegoat

有钱能使鬼推磨
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò

lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom)

李鬼
lǐ guǐ

false hero (who pretends to be 李逵[lǐ kuí]); a fake

东洋鬼
dōng yáng guǐ

foreign devil

东洋鬼子
dōng yáng guǐ zi

foreign devil

机灵鬼
jī líng guǐ

(jocular) clever and quick-witted person

死鬼
sǐ guǐ

devil (used jocularly or contemptuously)

油炸鬼
yóu zhá guǐ

(coll.) youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)

洋鬼
yáng guǐ

see 洋鬼子[yáng guǐ zi]

洋鬼子
yáng guǐ zi

foreign devil

活见鬼
huó jiàn guǐ

what the hell; preposterous

淫鬼
yín guǐ

lecherous devil

烟鬼
yān guǐ

heavy smoker

牛鬼蛇神
niú guǐ shé shén

evil monsters

狐鬼神仙
hú guǐ shén xiān

foxes, ghosts and immortals

狼号鬼哭
láng háo guǐ kū

lit. wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom); pathetic screams

疑神疑鬼
yí shén yí guǐ

to suspect everyone

痨病鬼
láo bìng guǐ

(derog.) tubercular person; a consumptive

白鬼
bái guǐ

\white ghost\, derogatory term for caucasians (Cantonese)

白鬼笔
bái guǐ bǐ

(botany) common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)

短命鬼
duǎn mìng guǐ

sb who dies prematurely

石像鬼
shí xiàng guǐ

gargoyle

神不知鬼不觉
shén bù zhī guǐ bù jué

top secret

神出鬼没
shén chū guǐ mò

lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom)

神工鬼斧
shén gōng guǐ fǔ

supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods

神差鬼使
shén chāi guǐ shǐ

the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation

神憎鬼厌
shén zēng guǐ yàn

(idiom) despicable; loathsome

红魔鬼
hóng mó guǐ

Red Devils, nickname of Manchester United Football Club

缺德鬼
quē dé guǐ

public nuisance

老烟鬼
lǎo yān guǐ

heavy smoker

色鬼
sè guǐ

lecher

装神弄鬼
zhuāng shén nòng guǐ

lit. to pretend to be in contact with supernatural beings (idiom)

见人说人话,见鬼说鬼话
jiàn rén shuō rén huà , jiàn guǐ shuō guǐ huà

(fig.) adaptable; able to deal with various kinds of people and situations

见鬼
jiàn guǐ

absurd

讨厌鬼
tǎo yàn guǐ

disgusting person

贪吃鬼
tān chī guǐ

glutton

赌鬼
dǔ guǐ

gambling addict

走鬼
zǒu guǐ

unlicensed street vendor

酒鬼酒
jiǔ guǐ jiǔ

Jiugui Liquor, liquor company from 吉首[jí shǒu]

醉鬼
zuì guǐ

drunkard

阎王好见,小鬼难当
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)

雷鬼
léi guǐ

reggae (loanword)

食尸鬼
shí shī guǐ

ghoul

饿鬼
è guǐ

sb who is always hungry

馋鬼
chán guǐ

glutton; greedy pig

驱魔赶鬼
qū mó gǎn guǐ

to exorcise

闹鬼
nào guǐ

haunted

鬼佬
guǐ lǎo

foreigner (Cantonese)

鬼使神差
guǐ shǐ shén chāi

demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation

鬼剃头
guǐ tì tóu

spot baldness (alopecia areata)

鬼叫
guǐ jiào

(coll.) to holler

鬼名堂
guǐ míng tang

dirty trick

鬼哭狼嚎
guǐ kū láng háo

to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom)

鬼压床
guǐ yā chuáng

(coll.) sleep paralysis

鬼压身
guǐ yā shēn

see 鬼壓床|鬼压床[guǐ yā chuáng]

鬼天气
guǐ tiān qì

awful weather

鬼婆
guǐ pó

Caucasian woman (Cantonese)

鬼子
guǐ zi

devils

鬼屋
guǐ wū

haunted house

鬼怕恶人
guǐ pà è rén

lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too

鬼怪
guǐ guài

hobgoblin

鬼才信
guǐ cái xìn

who would believe it!

鬼扯
guǐ chě

nonsense

鬼扯腿
guǐ chě tuǐ

unable to restrain oneself

鬼把戏
guǐ bǎ xì

sinister plot

鬼摸脑壳
guǐ mō nǎo ké

muddled

鬼故事
guǐ gù shi

ghost story

鬼斧神工
guǐ fǔ shén gōng

supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods

鬼楼
guǐ lóu

haunted house

鬼混
guǐ hùn

to hang around

鬼火
guǐ huǒ

will-o'-the-wisp

鬼火绿
guǐ huǒ lǜ

(dialect) flaming mad

鬼牌
guǐ pái

Joker (playing card)

鬼由心生
guǐ yóu xīn shēng

devils are born in the heart (idiom)

鬼画符
guǐ huà fú

undecipherable handwriting

鬼神
guǐ shén

supernatural beings

鬼祟
guǐ suì

evil spirit

鬼胎
guǐ tāi

sinister design

鬼脸
guǐ liǎn

wry face

鬼蜮
guǐ yù

treacherous person

鬼计多端
guǐ jì duō duān

full of devilish tricks and cunning stratagems (idiom)

鬼话
guǐ huà

lie

鬼话连篇
guǐ huà lián piān

to tell one lie after another (idiom)

鬼迷心窍
guǐ mí xīn qiào

to be obsessed

鬼遮眼
guǐ zhē yǎn

selective blindness caused by a ghost, whereby one fails to notice obvious dangers

鬼门关
guǐ mén guān

the gates of hell

鬼头鬼脑
guǐ tóu guǐ nǎo

sneaky

鬼鬼祟祟
guǐ guǐ suì suì

sneaky

鬼魂
guǐ hún

ghost

鬼魅
guǐ mèi

demon

鬼魔
guǐ mó

demon

鬼鸮
guǐ xiāo

(bird species of China) boreal owl (Aegolius funereus)

魍魉鬼怪
wǎng liǎng guǐ guài

ghoulies and bogeys

魔鬼岛
mó guǐ dǎo

Devil's Island in French Guiana, a former penal colony (1852-1953)

魔鬼毡
mó guǐ zhān

touch fastener

魔鬼粘
mó guǐ zhān

touch fastener

黄父鬼
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

黑鬼
hēi guǐ

black devil (derogatory term for black or African person)

点鬼火
diǎn guǐ huǒ

to stir up trouble in secret