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Chinese
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ghost; sly; crafty
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ghost; sly; crafty
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evil spirit
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evil spirit
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| trad. (鬼鬼祟祟)
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鬼
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鬼
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祟
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祟
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| simp. #(鬼鬼祟祟)
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鬼
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鬼
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祟
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祟
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| AABB-type reduplication of 鬼祟 (guǐsuì).
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Pronunciation
Adjective
鬼鬼祟祟
- furtive; sneaking; stealthy
他們這羣人，又想喫人，又是鬼鬼祟祟，想法子遮掩，不敢直捷下手，真要令我笑死。 [MSC, trad.]
他们这羣人，又想吃人，又是鬼鬼祟祟，想法子遮掩，不敢直捷下手，真要令我笑死。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 1918; Lu Xun, A Madman's Diary, Part 4
- Tāmen zhè qún rén, yòu xiǎng chī rén, yòu shì guǐguǐsuìsuì, xiǎng fǎzi zhēyǎn, bùgǎn zhíjié xiàshǒu, zhēn yào lìng wǒ xiàosǐ.
- Not only do these guys want to eat people, they also want to be sneaky about it. They want to cover it up. They don't dare do anything too overtly. I find it all thoroughly laughable.
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