闹鬼 (nào guǐ) — (of a place) to be haunted; (of a person) to play tricks on someone; to use underhand means
Definition
Two distinct senses: literally 'to be haunted' (a place), and figuratively 'to play tricks on someone / use underhanded means' (a person), as in 别跟我闹鬼 ('don't play tricks on me').
verb
(of a place) to be haunted(of a person) to play tricks on someoneto use underhand means
Examples
- 闹鬼，。Tīng shuō nà dòng lǎo fáng zi nào guǐ, wǎn shàng méi rén gǎn qù.I heard that old house is haunted — no one dares go there at night.
- ，。Zhè dòng lóu yǐ qián nào guò guǐ, hòu lái qǐng rén zuò le fǎ shì.This building was haunted before; later they hired someone to perform a ritual.
- ，。Bié gēn wǒ nào guǐ, wǒ zhī dào nǐ zài sā huǎng.Don't play tricks on me — I know you're lying.
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