Meaning of 装神弄鬼
装神弄鬼 means to dress up as ghosts or spirits (to deceive people); to deliberately create mystery; to resort to trickery and deception. Pronounced zhuāng shén nòng guǐ.
- to dress up as ghosts or spirits (to deceive people)
- to deliberately create mystery; to resort to trickery and deception
Definitions & Examples
Nà那
xiē些
wū巫
shī师
zhuāng装
shén神
nòng弄
guǐ鬼
，
piàn骗
qǔ取
cūn村
mín民
de的
qián钱
cái财
。
Those shamans dressed up as ghosts and spirits to cheat the villagers out of their money.
Tā他
gēn根
běn本
bù不
dǒng懂
fǎ法
shù术
，
zhǐ只
shì是
zài在
zhuāng装
shén神
nòng弄
guǐ鬼
bà罢
le了
。
He doesn't know any magic at all; he's just pretending to be supernatural.
Zhè这
ge个
piàn骗
zi子
zhuāng装
shén神
nòng弄
guǐ鬼
，
shuō说
néng能
qū驱
xié邪
zhì治
bìng病
。
This swindler pretended to be a ghost, claiming he could exorcise evil spirits and cure diseases.