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HSK
drunkard
HSK 5
haunted house
who would believe it! / what rubbish!
to tell one lie after another (idiom) / to talk nonsense / bogus story
public nuisance / a wicked, mean spirited individual
to make mischief / to play tricks
HSK 7-9
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  *鬼* | 鬼* | *鬼
disembodied spirit; ghost; devil / (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc / sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭|诡) / one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy
HSK 5
(idiom) all kinds of evil spirits or malevolent beings
devil
HSK 7-9
hobgoblin / bogey / phantom
Caucasian woman (Cantonese)
lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom) / fig. with money, you can get anything done; money talks
(fig.) adaptable; able to deal with various kinds of people and situations / (derog.) insincere; two-faced
miser / penny-pincher
evil monsters / (fig.) bad characters / (political) bad elements
disgusting person / slob
supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods / uncanny workmanship / superlative craftsmanship
gargoyle / grotesque
afraid to die (contemptuous term)
sb who is always hungry / glutton / (Buddhism) hungry ghost
what the hell; preposterous
ghost town
to have secret motives / to have a guilty conscience
(idiom) muddled; momentarily confused
miser; penny-pincher
Japanese devil (common term of abuse in wartime China and in subsequent writing)
devil (used jocularly or contemptuously) / the departed
gambling addict
Devil's Island in French Guiana, a former penal colony (1852-1953)
supernatural beings
reckless person / hothead
foreign devil / term of abuse for Westerners
devils are born in the heart (idiom) / fears originate in the mind
ghost story
lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom) / fig. elusive
little demon (term of endearment for a child) / mischievous child / imp
sneaky / furtive
wandering ghosts without living descendants to pray for them (idiom) / person who has no family or friends to rely on
lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation / curious coincidence
(coll.) sleep paralysis
mole / spy / rat / traitor
(jocular) clever and quick-witted person
evil spirit / sneaky / secretive
crybaby
(esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931–1945) Jap; Nip
downcast wretch / bad-tempered and unpleasant person
heavy smoker / chain smoker
coward
unlicensed street vendor
haunted
dirty trick / monkey business
sinister plot / dirty trick / cheap trick
(vulgar) impoverished person; the poor
glutton / chowhound
traitor / collaborator with the enemy
lazybones / idle bum
heavy smoker / chain smoker
five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence / also written 五瘟神
in absolute secrecy
to suspect everyone / overly suspicious
to hang around / to fool around / to live aimlessly
ghost
to play tricks / to cheat / to get up to mischief / to become a ghost / to give up the ghost
troublemaker
(coll.) youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)
nonsense / humbug / bunk / bullshit
ghost movie
to exorcise / to drive out evil spirits
Joker (playing card)
spot baldness (alopecia areata)
awful weather
will-o'-the-wisp / jack-o'-lantern
(Tw) Velcro fastener / touch fastener
(esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931–1945) Jap; Nip
Red Devils, nickname of Manchester United Football Club
to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom)
lie / false words / nonsense / CL:
drunkard
foreigner (Cantonese) / Westerner
he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience
dirty little devil (affectionate, of child)
to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
lecherous devil
supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods / uncanny workmanship / superlative craftsmanship
Jiugui Liquor, liquor company from 吉首
(Tw) Velcro fastener / touch fastener
malicious spirit; devil
demon
sinister design / ulterior motive
wry face / to grimace / to pull a face / comic face / face mask / devil mask
malevolent spirits
evil spirit / devil
mischievous fellow; rascal
leech / bloodsucking vermin / vampire (translated European notion) / fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers
to harbor ulterior motives (idiom)
(coll.) to holler; to squawk

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