搗鬼

Chinese

		pound; beat; hull pound; beat; hull; attack; disturb; stir	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (搗鬼)		搗	鬼
simp. (捣鬼)		捣	鬼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dǎoguǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dou² gwai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dǎoguǐ [Phonetic: dáoguǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daogoei
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dou² gwai²
  - Yale: dóu gwái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dou² gwai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: dou² guei²
  - IPA ^(key): /tou̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

Verb

搗鬼

to play tricks; to get up to mischief

Synonyms

搞鬼 (gǎoguǐ)
做手腳／做手脚 (zuòshǒujiǎo)
(Min Nan) 變魍／变魍
(Min Nan) 變鬼／变鬼

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