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鬧鬼

简闹鬼 · 繁鬧鬼

Mandarin · pinyin nào guǐ

haunted

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鬼: guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
闹: nào · quarrel; dispute hotly

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4–3 · nao4 gui3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

naau6 gwai2

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verb

(literal) to be haunted
(figurative) to play tricks on someone

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