捣鬼 (dǎo guǐ) — fare scherzi; creare guai; seminare discordia;…

Definizione

Verb meaning to secretly play tricks or stir up trouble — usually behind someone's back. Often used in the question 你在捣什么鬼? ('What are you up to?').

verb

fare scherzicreare guaiseminare discordiaspettegolare maliziosamente

捣鬼，。
Tā zǒng zài bèi hòu dǎo guǐ, dà jiā dōu bù xǐ huan tā.
He's always playing tricks behind people's backs; nobody likes him.
？！
Nǐ men zài dǎo shén me guǐ? kuài shuō!
What tricks are you up to? Tell me now!
，。
Tā dǎo le yí cì guǐ, jié guǒ bèi fā xiàn le.
He pulled a trick once, and ended up getting caught.

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