搞鬼

Chinese

		to do; to make; to go in for to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of	ghost; sly; crafty
simp. and trad. (搞鬼)		搞	鬼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǎoguǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau² gwai²
Min Nan (POJ): káu-kúi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gǎoguǐ [Phonetic: gáoguǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaogoei
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaau² gwai²
  - Yale: gáau gwái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaau² gwai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gao² guei²
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑːu̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káu-kúi
  - Tâi-lô: káu-kuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaw'kuie
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁵³/

Verb

搞鬼

to play tricks; to be up to some mischief

Synonyms

搗鬼／捣鬼 (dǎoguǐ)
做手腳／做手脚 (zuòshǒujiǎo)
(Min Nan) 變魍／变魍
(Min Nan) 變鬼／变鬼

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