捉鬼放鬼 — “Catch ghosts, release ghosts”
捉鬼放鬼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to intentionally create difficulties or problems for others and then pretend to be helpful or righteous in solving them; to act as a hypocrite, playing both sides”. Literally, “Catch ghosts, release ghosts”.
捉鬼放鬼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 捉
- zhuō捉dāo刀rén人a ghostwriter
- zhuō捉dāo刀dài代bǐ笔to ghostwrite for someone
- zhuō捉jiān奸zhuō捉shuāng双Catch adulterers in the act
- zhuō捉jiān奸yào要shuāng双，，zhuā抓zéi贼yào要zāng赃concrete evidence for serious accusations
- zhuō捉jiān奸jiàn见shuāng双，，zhuā抓zéi贼jiàn见zāng赃concrete evidence is needed for accusations
- zhuō捉jiān奸jiàn见shuāng双，，ná拿zéi贼yào要zāng赃catch red-handed with concrete evidence
- zhuō捉jiān奸jiàn见shuāng双，，zhuō捉zéi贼jiàn见zāng赃Catching culprits requires solid evidence
- zhuō捉jiān奸jiàn见shuāng双，，zhuō捉zéi贼jiàn见zāng赃，，shā杀rén人jiàn见shāng伤Accuse with concrete evidence
- zhuō捉jiān奸jiàn见chuáng床catch in the act of adultery
- zhuō捉jiàng将guān官lǐ里qù去Arrested and taken into custody by officials
- zhuō捉jiāng将xié挟rén人capture the commander to control the forces
- zhuō捉yǐng影bǔ捕fēng风pursue imaginary things
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What does 捉鬼放鬼 mean?
捉鬼放鬼 (zhuō guǐ fàng guǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to intentionally create difficulties or problems for others and then pretend to be helpful or righteous in solving them; to act as a hypocrite, playing both sides”.
How do you pronounce 捉鬼放鬼?
捉鬼放鬼 is pronounced zhuō guǐ fàng guǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 捉鬼放鬼 literally mean?
Literally, 捉鬼放鬼 means “Catch ghosts, release ghosts”. It is used to mean “to intentionally create difficulties or problems for others and then pretend to be helpful or righteous in solving them; to act as a hypocrite, playing both sides”.
What is the Chinese definition of 捉鬼放鬼?
比喻又做坏事又装好人的两面派行为