怕处有鬼 — “What you fear most tends to happen”
怕处有鬼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “What you fear most tends to happen”. Your anxieties often materialize. Literally, “Where you fear, there are ghosts”.
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他总是担心自己会犯错，结果越是小心翼翼，越是容易出差错，真是怕处有鬼啊。
He always worried about making mistakes, and the more cautious he became, the more prone he was to errors. It's truly a case of 'what you fear most tends to happen'.
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What does 怕处有鬼 mean?
怕处有鬼 (pà chù yǒu guǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “What you fear most tends to happen”.
How do you pronounce 怕处有鬼?
怕处有鬼 is pronounced pà chù yǒu guǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 怕处有鬼 literally mean?
Literally, 怕处有鬼 means “Where you fear, there are ghosts”. It is used to mean “What you fear most tends to happen”.
What is the Chinese definition of 怕处有鬼?
越是害怕的地方越是有鬼出现。比喻越担心的事情越会出现