Usage of the character 鬼

disembodied spirit; ghost; devil
(suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc
sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭／诡 (guǐ))
one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy

guǐcái

鬼才

[鬼才]

creative genius

gǎoguǐ

搞鬼

[搞鬼]

to make mischief
to play tricks

guǐchě

鬼扯

[鬼扯]

nonsense
humbug
bunk
bullshit

guǐguài

鬼怪

[鬼怪]

hobgoblin
bogey
phantom

báiguǐ

白鬼

[白鬼]

"white ghost", derogatory term for caucasians (Cantonese)

guǐhuà

鬼话

[鬼話]

lie
false words
nonsense
CL:篇 (piān)

guǐwū

鬼屋

[鬼屋]

haunted house

yānguǐ

烟鬼

[煙鬼]

heavy smoker
chain smoker

nèiguǐ

内鬼

[內鬼]

mole
spy
rat
traitor

zuòguǐ

做鬼

[做鬼]

to play tricks
to cheat
to get up to mischief
to become a ghost
to give up the ghost

jiànguǐ

见鬼

[見鬼]

absurd
strange
(interj.) curse it!
to hell with it!

guǐhuǒ

鬼火

[鬼火]

will-o'-the-wisp
jack-o'-lantern

guǐmèi

鬼魅

[鬼魅]

demon; evil spirit

guǐmó

鬼魔

[鬼魔]

demon

guǐlóu

鬼楼

[鬼樓]

haunted house

guǐpó

鬼婆

[鬼婆]

Caucasian woman (Cantonese)

móguǐ

魔鬼

[魔鬼]

devil

guǐjiào

鬼叫

[鬼叫]

(coll.) to holler
to squawk

guǐpái

鬼牌

[鬼牌]

Joker (playing card)

guǐchéng

鬼城

[鬼城]

ghost town

sǐguǐ

死鬼

[死鬼]

devil (used jocularly or contemptuously)
the departed

léiguǐ

雷鬼

[雷鬼]

reggae (loanword)

zǒuguǐ

走鬼

[走鬼]

unlicensed street vendor

lǎnguǐ

懒鬼

[懶鬼]

lazybones
idle bum

sèguǐ

色鬼

[色鬼]

lecher
pervert

guǐyù

鬼蜮

[鬼蜮]

treacherous person
evil spirit

chāngguǐ

伥鬼

[倀鬼]

ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others

guǐlǎo

鬼佬

[鬼佬]

foreigner (Cantonese)
Westerner

xiǎoguǐ

小鬼

[小鬼]

little demon (term of endearment for a child)
mischievous child
imp

nàoguǐ

闹鬼

[鬧鬼]

haunted

wǔguǐ

五鬼

[五鬼]

five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence
also written 五瘟神

guǐsuì

鬼祟

[鬼祟]

evil spirit
sneaky
secretive

jiǔguǐ

酒鬼

[酒鬼]

drunkard

dǔguǐ

赌鬼

[賭鬼]

gambling addict

guǐxiāo

鬼鸮

[鬼鴞]

(bird species of China) boreal owl (Aegolius funereus)

guǐhún

鬼魂

[鬼魂]

ghost

guǐzi

鬼子

[鬼子]

devils
refers to 日本鬼子, wartime term insult for Japanese

èguǐ

恶鬼

[惡鬼]

evil spirit
devil

dǎoguǐ

捣鬼

[搗鬼]

to play tricks; to cause mischief

èguǐ

饿鬼

[餓鬼]

sb who is always hungry
glutton
(Buddhism) hungry ghost

yángguǐ

洋鬼

[洋鬼]

see 洋鬼子 (yángguǐzi)

guǐshén

鬼神

[鬼神]

supernatural beings

guǐtāi

鬼胎

[鬼胎]

sinister design
ulterior motive

qióngguǐ

穷鬼

[窮鬼]

(vulgar) impoverished person; the poor

chánguǐ

馋鬼

[饞鬼]

glutton; greedy pig

Lǐ Guǐ

李鬼

[李鬼]

false hero (who pretends to be 李逵 ( Lǐ Kuí)); a fake

lìguǐ

厉鬼

[厲鬼]

malicious spirit; devil

hēiguǐ

黑鬼

[黑鬼]

black devil (derogatory term for black or African person)

yínguǐ

淫鬼

[淫鬼]

lecherous devil

guǐliǎn

鬼脸

[鬼臉]

wry face
to grimace
to pull a face
comic face
face mask
devil mask

zuìguǐ

醉鬼

[醉鬼]

drunkard

guǐhùn

鬼混

[鬼混]

to hang around
to fool around
to live aimlessly

sàngqìguǐ

丧气鬼

[喪氣鬼]

downcast wretch
bad-tempered and unpleasant person

láobìngguǐ

痨病鬼

[癆病鬼]

(derog.) tubercular person; a consumptive

Jiǔguǐjiǔ

酒鬼酒

[酒鬼酒]

Jiugui Liquor, liquor company from 吉首 ( Jíshǒu)

zuòguǐliǎn

做鬼脸

[做鬼臉]

to pull a face
to grimace
to scowl

xiǎoqìguǐ

小气鬼

[小氣鬼]

miser
penny-pincher

dǎnxiǎoguǐ

胆小鬼

[膽小鬼]

coward

èrguǐzi

二鬼子

[二鬼子]

traitor
collaborator with the enemy

lìnsèguǐ

吝啬鬼

[吝嗇鬼]

miser; penny-pincher

móguǐzhān

魔鬼毡

[魔鬼氈]

(Tw) Velcro fastener
touch fastener

diǎnguǐhuǒ

点鬼火

[點鬼火]

to stir up trouble in secret
to instigate

yóuzháguǐ

油炸鬼

[油炸鬼]

(coll.) youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)

àikūguǐ

爱哭鬼

[愛哭鬼]

crybaby

móguǐzhān

魔鬼粘

[魔鬼粘]

(Tw) Velcro fastener
touch fastener

Hóng Móguǐ

红魔鬼

[紅魔鬼]

Red Devils, nickname of Manchester United Football Club

Huángfùguǐ

黄父鬼

[黃父鬼]

Huang Fugui, ghost of legends who provided Liu Juanzi with his magical recipes 劉涓子鬼遺方／刘涓子鬼遗方

tānchīguǐ

贪吃鬼

[貪吃鬼]

glutton
chowhound

jīlíngguǐ

机灵鬼

[機靈鬼]

(jocular) clever and quick-witted person

diàosǐguǐ

吊死鬼

[吊死鬼]

ghost of a person who died by hanging
hanged person
(coll.) inchworm
hangman (word game)

guǐyāchuáng

鬼压床

[鬼壓床]

(coll.) sleep paralysis

guǐtìtóu

鬼剃头

[鬼剃頭]

spot baldness (alopecia areata)

màoshiguǐ

冒失鬼

[冒失鬼]

reckless person
hothead

guǐtiānqì

鬼天气

[鬼天氣]

awful weather

guǐhuàfú

鬼画符

[鬼畫符]

undecipherable handwriting
scribblings
(fig.) hypocritical talk

guǐzhēyǎn

鬼遮眼

[鬼遮眼]

selective blindness caused by a ghost, whereby one fails to notice obvious dangers

pàsǐguǐ

怕死鬼

[怕死鬼]

afraid to die (contemptuous term)

guǐhuǒlü

鬼火绿

[鬼火綠]

(dialect) flaming mad
furious

shíxiàngguǐ

石像鬼

[石像鬼]

gargoyle
grotesque

tǎoyànguǐ

讨厌鬼

[討厭鬼]

disgusting person
slob

guǐchětuǐ

鬼扯腿

[鬼扯腿]

unable to restrain oneself
pulling and tugging at each other

guǐgùshi

鬼故事

[鬼故事]

ghost story

guǐménguān

鬼门关

[鬼門關]

the gates of hell

guǐyāshēn

鬼压身

[鬼壓身]

see 鬼壓床／鬼压床 (guǐyāchuáng)

tìsǐguǐ

替死鬼

[替死鬼]

scapegoat
fall guy

guǐcáixìn

鬼才信

[鬼才信]

who would believe it!
what rubbish!

guǐmíngtang

鬼名堂

[鬼名堂]

dirty trick
monkey business

Dōngyángguǐ

东洋鬼

[東洋鬼]

foreign devil
wartime term of abuse for Japanese

báiguǐbǐ

白鬼笔

[白鬼筆]

(botany) common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)

lǎoyānguǐ

老烟鬼

[老煙鬼]

heavy smoker
chain smoker

yángguǐzi

洋鬼子

[洋鬼子]

foreign devil
term of abuse for Westerners

guǐbǎxì

鬼把戏

[鬼把戲]

sinister plot
dirty trick
cheap trick

Móguǐ Dǎo

魔鬼岛

[魔鬼島]

Devil's Island in French Guiana, a former penal colony (1852-1953)

duǎnmìngguǐ

短命鬼

[短命鬼]

sb who dies prematurely

huójiànguǐ

活见鬼

[活見鬼]

what the hell; preposterous

quēdéguǐ

缺德鬼

[缺德鬼]

public nuisance
a wicked, mean spirited individual

cùxiáguǐ

促狭鬼

[促狹鬼]

mischievous fellow; rascal

xiǎozāngguǐ

小脏鬼

[小髒鬼]

dirty little devil (affectionate, of child)

dǎodànguǐ

捣蛋鬼

[搗蛋鬼]

troublemaker

shíshīguǐ

食尸鬼

[食屍鬼]

ghoul

xīxuèguǐ

吸血鬼

[吸血鬼]

leech
bloodsucking vermin
vampire (translated European notion)
fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers

gūhúnyěguǐ

孤魂野鬼

[孤魂野鬼]

wandering ghosts without living descendants to pray for them (idiom)
person who has no family or friends to rely on

jiǎyángguǐzi

假洋鬼子

[假洋鬼子]

(derog.) wannabe foreigner, a Chinese person who apes the ways of foreigners

guǐguǐsuìsuì

鬼鬼祟祟

[鬼鬼祟祟]

sneaky
secretive
furtive

Dōngyángguǐzi

东洋鬼子

[東洋鬼子]

foreign devil
wartime term of abuse for Japanese

yǐnguǐshàngmén

引鬼上门

[引鬼上門]

lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)
fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble

guǐpà'èrén

鬼怕恶人

[鬼怕惡人]

lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too
an evil person fears someone even more evil (idiom)

Rìběnguǐzi

日本鬼子

[日本鬼子]

Japanese devil (common term of abuse in wartime China and in subsequent writing)

yāomóguǐguài

妖魔鬼怪

[妖魔鬼怪]

demons and ghosts
ghouls and bogies

shéngōngguǐfǔ

神工鬼斧

[神工鬼斧]

supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
uncanny workmanship
superlative craftsmanship

shénchāiguǐshǐ

神差鬼使

[神差鬼使]

the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
curious coincidence

zhuāngshénnòngguǐ

装神弄鬼

[裝神弄鬼]

lit. to pretend to be in contact with supernatural beings (idiom)
fig. to engage in hocus-pocus

guǐmíxīnqiào

鬼迷心窍

[鬼迷心竅]

to be obsessed
to be possessed

guǐtóuguǐnǎo

鬼头鬼脑

[鬼頭鬼腦]

sneaky
furtive

wǎngliǎngguǐguài

魍魉鬼怪

[魍魎鬼怪]

malevolent spirits

guǐmōnǎoké

鬼摸脑壳

[鬼摸腦殼]

(idiom) muddled; momentarily confused

húguǐshénxiān

狐鬼神仙

[狐鬼神仙]

foxes, ghosts and immortals
supernatural beings, usually fictional

Yìndùguǐjiāo

印度鬼椒

[印度鬼椒]

see 斷魂椒／断魂椒 (duànhúnjiāo)

guǐfǔshéngōng

鬼斧神工

[鬼斧神工]

supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
uncanny workmanship
superlative craftsmanship

qūmógǎnguǐ

驱魔赶鬼

[驅魔趕鬼]

to exorcise
to drive out evil spirits

guǐhuàliánpiān

鬼话连篇

[鬼話連篇]

to tell one lie after another (idiom)
to talk nonsense
bogus story

shénchūguǐmò

神出鬼没

[神出鬼沒]

lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom)
fig. elusive

shénzēngguǐyàn

神憎鬼厌

[神憎鬼厭]

(idiom) despicable; loathsome

lángháoguǐkū

狼号鬼哭

[狼號鬼哭]

lit. wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom); pathetic screams

guǐjìduōduān

鬼计多端

[鬼計多端]

full of devilish tricks and cunning stratagems (idiom)
sly
crafty
malicious

wǔguǐnàopàn

五鬼闹判

[五鬼鬧判]

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

xīnliyǒuguǐ

心里有鬼

[心裡有鬼]

to have secret motives
to have a guilty conscience

niúguǐshéshén

牛鬼蛇神

[牛鬼蛇神]

evil monsters
(fig.) bad characters
(political) bad elements

guǐshǐshénchāi

鬼使神差

[鬼使神差]

demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
curious coincidence

xīnzhōngyǒuguǐ

心中有鬼

[心中有鬼]

to harbor ulterior motives (idiom)

guǐkūlángháo

鬼哭狼嗥

[鬼哭狼嗥]

variant of 鬼哭狼嚎 (guǐkūlángháo)

yíshényíguǐ

疑神疑鬼

[疑神疑鬼]

to suspect everyone
overly suspicious

guǐkūlángháo

鬼哭狼嚎

[鬼哭狼嚎]

to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom)

guǐyóuxīnshēng

鬼由心生

[鬼由心生]

devils are born in the heart (idiom)
fears originate in the mind

shénbùzhīguǐbùjué

神不知鬼不觉

[神不知鬼不覺]

top secret
hush-hush

jìngguǐshén'éryuǎnzhī

敬鬼神而远之

[敬鬼神而遠之]

to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance

Liú Juānzǐguǐyífāng

刘涓子鬼遗方

[劉涓子鬼遺方]

Liu Juanzi's medical recipes bequeathed by the ghost Huang Fugui 黃父鬼／黄父鬼

rénbùzhīguǐbùjué

人不知鬼不觉

[人不知鬼不覺]

in absolute secrecy

yǒuqiánnéngshǐguǐtuīmò

有钱能使鬼推磨

[有錢能使鬼推磨]

lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom)
fig. with money, you can get anything done; money talks

Yánwánghǎojiàn,xiǎoguǐnándāng

阎王好见，小鬼难当

[閻王好見，小鬼難當]

lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)

bùzuòkuīxīnshì,bùpàguǐqiāomén

不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门

[不做虧心事，不怕鬼敲門]

he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience

jiànrénshuōrénhuà,jiànguǐshuōguǐhuà

见人说人话，见鬼说鬼话

[見人說人話，見鬼說鬼話]

(fig.) adaptable; able to deal with various kinds of people and situations
(derog.) insincere; two-faced