五鬼闹判
wǔ guǐ nào pàn
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1 Five ghosts mock the judge, or Five ghosts resist judgment (title of folk opera, idiom); important personage mobbed by a crowd of ne'er-do-wells
引鬼上门
yǐn guǐ shàng mén
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1 to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)
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2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
心中有鬼
xīn zhōng yǒu guǐ
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1 to harbor ulterior motives (idiom)
敬鬼神而远之
jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī
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1 to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
有钱能使鬼推磨
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò
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1 lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
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2 fig. with money, you can do anything you like
狼号鬼哭
láng háo guǐ kū
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1 lit. wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom); pathetic screams
神出鬼没
shén chū guǐ mò
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1 lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom)
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2 fig. elusive
神工鬼斧
shén gōng guǐ fǔ
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1 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
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2 uncanny workmanship
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3 superlative craftsmanship
神差鬼使
shén chāi guǐ shǐ
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1 the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
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2 curious coincidence
苍蝇不叮无缝蛋
cāng ying bù dīng wú fèng dàn
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1 lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)
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2 fig. no smoke without a fire
装神弄鬼
zhuāng shén nòng guǐ
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1 lit. dress up as God, play the devil (idiom); fig. to mystify
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2 to deceive people
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3 to scam
阎王好见,小鬼难当
Yán wáng hǎo jiàn , xiǎo guǐ nán dāng
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1 lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)
鸡蛋碰石头
jī dàn pèng shí tou
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1 lit. an egg colliding with a rock (idiom)
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2 fig. to attack sb stronger than oneself
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3 to overrate one's abilities
鸡蛋里挑骨头
jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou
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1 to look for bones in an egg
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2 to find fault
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3 to nitpick (idiom)
鸡飞蛋打
jī fēi dàn dǎ
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1 the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken
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2 a dead loss (idiom)
鬼使神差
guǐ shǐ shén chāi
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1 demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
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2 curious coincidence
鬼哭狼嚎
guǐ kū láng háo
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1 to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom)
鬼怕恶人
guǐ pà è rén
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1 lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too
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2 an evil person fears someone even more evil (idiom)
鬼斧神工
guǐ fǔ shén gōng
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1 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
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2 uncanny workmanship
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3 superlative craftsmanship
鬼由心生
guǐ yóu xīn shēng
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1 devils are born in the heart (idiom)
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2 fears originate in the mind