見鬼

See also: 见鬼

Chinese

to see; to meet; to appear
to see; to meet; to appear; to interview
 
ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (見鬼)
simp. (见鬼)

Pronunciation


Verb

見鬼

  1. (literally) to see a ghost
  2. (figurative) to have bad luck; to be ridiculous; to be absurd; to be funny
    見鬼见鬼  ―  zhēn shì jiànguǐ le  ―  how strange / what a bad day
  3. to go to hell (as an expression of anger)
    見鬼见鬼  ―  Jiànguǐ qù ba!  ―  To hell with it!

Synonyms

  • (to have bad luck): 撞鬼 (zhuàngguǐ), 撞邪 (zhuàngxié)

Derived terms