underhanded trick; dirty game
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
sinister trick; underhanded scheme
derogatoryRefers to a malicious, deceitful plot, often with harmful intent.
Tā他
biǎo表
miàn面
hé和
shàn善
，
bèi背
hòu后
què却
shuǎ耍
jìn尽
le了
guǐ鬼
bǎ把
xì戏
。
He appears kind on the surface but plays all sorts of dirty tricks behind the scenes.
Shí识
pò破
le了
tā他
de的
guǐ鬼
bǎ把
xì戏
hòu后
，
wǒ我
men们
jiù就
ān安
quán全
le了
。
After seeing through his sinister scheme, we were safe.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
shāng商
yè业
jìng竞
zhēng争
zhōng中
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
jiàn见
bu不
dé得
guāng光
de的
guǐ鬼
bǎ把
xì戏
。
This business competition is full of shady, underhanded tricks.
noun
mischievous prank; mean-spirited joke
informalRefers to a trick meant to tease or play a mean joke on someone, often in a lighthearted but annoying way.
Bié别
gēn跟
wǒ我
wán玩
nà那
xiē些
guǐ鬼
bǎ把
xì戏
，
wǒ我
dōu都
kàn看
nì腻
le了
。
Don't play those silly pranks on me; I'm tired of them.
Tā他
zǒng总
zài在
yú愚
rén人
jié节
yòng用
gè各
zhǒng种
guǐ鬼
bǎ把
xì戏
xià吓
hu唬
tóng同
xué学
。
He always uses all sorts of mischievous tricks to scare his classmates on April Fools' Day.
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Zhè这
ge个
mó魔
shù术
shī师
de的
bǎ把
xì戏
bú不
shì是
mó魔
shù术
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
guǐ鬼
bǎ把
xì戏
！
This magician's act isn't magic; it's just a mean trick!