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疑神疑鬼

Mandarin · pinyin yí shén yí guǐ

Meanings

  1. to suspect everyone
  2. overly suspicious
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疑
yí · doubt, question, suspect
神
shén · spirit, god, supernatural being
鬼
guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
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2–2–2–3 · yi2 shen2 yi2 gui3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ji4 san4 ji4 gwai2

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ji4 san4 ji4 gwai2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to be extremely suspicious; to be afraid of one's own shadow

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