鬼迷心窍 (guǐ mí xīn qiào) — to be obsessed (to the point of being irrational); to be possessed by a foolish fixation
Definition
A vivid chengyu: 'a ghost has bewildered one's heart' — meaning so obsessed or fixated that you act irrationally. Used when someone stubbornly clings to a foolish idea despite all reason.
idiom
to be obsessed (to the point of being irrational)to be possessed by a foolish fixation
Examples
- 鬼迷心窍，，。Tā zhēn shì guǐ mí xīn qiào, fàng zhe hǎo hǎo de gōng zuò bù gān, fēi yào qù zuò shēng yi.He's truly obsessed — he quit a perfectly good job and insists on starting a business.
- 鬼迷心窍，？Nǐ jiǎn zhí shì guǐ mí xīn qiào, zěn me huì xiāng xìn nà zhǒng piàn rén de huà?You're simply possessed — how could you believe that kind of deceptive talk?
- 鬼迷心窍，。Tā zhēn shì guǐ mí xīn qiào, fēi yào jià gěi nà ge bú kào pǔ de rén.She's truly obsessed — she insists on marrying that unreliable person.
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