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鬼画符 — “Illegible or messy writing”

鬼画符 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “illegible or messy writing”. Scrawled characters that are difficult to read, as if drawn by a ghost. Literally, “ghost-drawn charms”.

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鬼画符 Pronunciation and Pinyin

鬼画符 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
鬼
guǐ10ghost, devil, tricky, awful
画
huà8draw, paint, or picture
符
fú11tally, symbol, conform, charm

Example Sentence with 鬼画符

他的笔记写得像鬼画符一样,每次复习都得花好长时间去猜他在写什么。
His notes are written like a scrawl; every time I review them, I have to spend a long time trying to guess what he wrote.

Idioms Related to 鬼画符

Antonyms of 鬼画符

  • gōng工gōng工zhěng整zhěng整neat and tidy
  • duān端duān端zhèng正zhèng正neat, proper, and upright

More idioms starting with 鬼

  • guǐ鬼shǐ使shén神chāi差as if by a supernatural force
  • guǐ鬼chū出diàn电rù入swift and elusive change
  • guǐ鬼chū出shén神rù入appear and disappear mysteriously
  • guǐ鬼kè刻shén神chán劖supernaturally skillful artistic craftsmanship
  • guǐ鬼gōng功shén神lì力supernatural craftsmanship or divine skill
  • guǐ鬼zhà吒láng狼háo嚎ghostly shrieks and wolf howls
  • guǐ鬼chǎo吵guǐ鬼nào闹make a lot of noise and commotion
  • guǐ鬼zhà咤láng狼háo嚎ghosts wailing and wolves howling
  • guǐ鬼kū哭tiān天chóu愁ghosts wail and heaven sorrows
  • guǐ鬼kū哭láng狼hào号wail and howl like ghosts and wolves
  • guǐ鬼kū哭láng狼háo嗥ghosts crying and wolves howling
  • guǐ鬼kū哭láng狼háo嚎wail and howl mournfully

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Questions about 鬼画符

What does 鬼画符 mean?

鬼画符 (guǐ huà fú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “illegible or messy writing”.

How do you pronounce 鬼画符?

鬼画符 is pronounced guǐ huà fú in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 鬼画符 literally mean?

Literally, 鬼画符 means “ghost-drawn charms”. It is used to mean “illegible or messy writing”.

What is the Chinese definition of 鬼画符?

符:符咒,符箓。好像鬼画的符咒,乱涂乱画

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