Definition
鬼迷心窍 literally means 'a ghost has bewitched the mind' — it describes an irrational obsession that makes someone act against their own best interests. You use this idiom when someone does something obviously foolish because they are blinded by desire (love, money, revenge, etc.). It often carries a tone of exasperation: 'What were you thinking?'
f.e.
to be obsessed (to the point of being irrational)to be possessed by a foolish fixation
Examples
- 鬼迷心窍，，。Tā zhēnshi guǐ mí xīn qiào, fàng zhe hǎohao de gōngzuò bú gàn, fēi yào qù zuò shēngyì.He's truly obsessed — he quit a perfectly good job and insists on starting a business.
- 鬼迷心窍，？Nǐ jiǎnzhí shì guǐ mí xīn qiào, zěnme huì xiāngxìn nà zhǒng piàn rén de huà?You're simply possessed — how could you believe that kind of deceptive talk?
- 鬼迷心窍，。Tā zhēnshi guǐ mí xīn qiào, fēi yào jià gěi nàgè bú kàopǔ de rén.She's truly obsessed — she insists on marrying that unreliable person.
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