huái
怀
guǐ
tāi

idiom
derogatory

Meaning of 怀鬼胎

怀鬼胎 means to harbor evil intentions; to have ulterior motives. Pronounced huái guǐ tāi.

  • to harbor evil intentions; to have ulterior motives

Definitions & Examples

Kàn
tūn
tūn
de
yàng
zi
 
zhǔn
shì
xīn
huái怀
zhe
guǐ
tāi
 

Look at his hesitating manner; he must be harboring evil intentions.

Tán
pàn
qián
 
shuāng
fāng
dōu
huái怀
duì
fāng
huái怀
yǒu
guǐ
tāi
 

Before the negotiations, both sides suspected the other had ulterior motives.

biǎo
miàn
yìng
de
hěn
hǎo
 
shéi
zhī
dào
zi
huái怀
de
shén
me
guǐ
tāi
 

He agreed readily on the surface, but who knows what evil schemes he's brewing.

Zhè
jiā
huo
guǐ
guǐ
suì
suì
de
 
kàn
shì
xīn
huái怀
guǐ
tāi
 
méi
ān
hǎo
xīn
 

This guy is sneaky; I think he has ulterior motives and ill intentions.

duì
zhè
ge
de
fǎn
yìng
zhè
me
liè
 
néng
xīn
huái怀
zhe
shén
me
guǐ
tāi
 

His vehement reaction to the proposal might mean he's hiding something.