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鬼迷心窍 — “Ghosts bewilder the mind's orifices”

鬼迷心窍 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be obsessed or infatuated to the point of losing one's sound judgment; to be completely deluded or bewildered, leading to irrational actions”. Literally, “Ghosts bewilder the mind's orifices”.

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鬼迷心窍 Pronunciation and Pinyin

鬼迷心窍 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
鬼
guǐ10ghost, devil, tricky, awful
迷
mí10to be confused or fascinated
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
窍
qiào10key to a matter

Example Sentence with 鬼迷心窍

他一定是鬼迷心窍了,才会做出那种不理智的决定。
He must have been completely deluded to make such an irrational decision.

Idioms Related to 鬼迷心窍

Synonyms of 鬼迷心窍

  • zhí执mí迷bù不wù悟persist in error
  • hú糊li里hú糊tú涂confused and muddled

Antonyms of 鬼迷心窍

  • mí迷tú途zhī知fǎn返realize error and mend one's ways

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 鬼迷心窍

What does 鬼迷心窍 mean?

鬼迷心窍 (guǐ mí xīn qiào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be obsessed or infatuated to the point of losing one's sound judgment; to be completely deluded or bewildered, leading to irrational actions”.

How do you pronounce 鬼迷心窍?

鬼迷心窍 is pronounced guǐ mí xīn qiào in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 鬼迷心窍 literally mean?

Literally, 鬼迷心窍 means “Ghosts bewilder the mind's orifices”. It is used to mean “to be obsessed or infatuated to the point of losing one's sound judgment; to be completely deluded or bewildered, leading to irrational actions”.

What is the Chinese definition of 鬼迷心窍?

鬼怪迷惑住心窍。指对问题认识不清。

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