疑人疑鬼 — “To be overly suspicious”
疑人疑鬼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be overly suspicious”. To be extremely distrustful of everyone and everything; to be paranoid. Literally, “suspect people, suspect ghosts”.
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疑人疑鬼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
疑人疑鬼 Character Breakdown
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他最近总是疑人疑鬼，觉得身边的同事都在议论他。
He has been overly suspicious lately, feeling that his colleagues are all talking about him behind his back.
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More idioms starting with 疑
- yí疑sān三huò惑sì四full of doubts and suspicions
- yí疑shì事wú无gōng功Doubtful actions lead to no success
- yí疑shì事wú无gōng功，，yí疑xíng行wú无míng名Doubtful actions yield no success
- yí疑yún云mǎn满fù腹full of doubts and suspicions
- yí疑rén人wù勿yòng用，，yòng用rén人wù勿yí疑Trust those you employ; don't employ those you doubt
- yí疑sì似zhī之jiān间between doubt and certainty
- yí疑xìn信cān参bàn半half-believing and half-doubting
- yí疑tuán团mǎn满fù腹full of doubts and unanswered questions
- yí疑tuán团mò莫shì释doubts cannot be dispelled
- yí疑xīn心shēng生àn暗guǐ鬼Suspicion breeds imaginary fears
- yí疑xīn心shēng生guǐ鬼Suspicion breeds imaginary dangers
- yí疑huò惑bù不jiě解perplexed and bewildered
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Open the tool →Questions about 疑人疑鬼
What does 疑人疑鬼 mean?
疑人疑鬼 (yí rén yí guǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be overly suspicious”.
How do you pronounce 疑人疑鬼?
疑人疑鬼 is pronounced yí rén yí guǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 疑人疑鬼 literally mean?
Literally, 疑人疑鬼 means “suspect people, suspect ghosts”. It is used to mean “to be overly suspicious”.
What is the Chinese definition of 疑人疑鬼?
怀疑这个，怀疑那个。形容非常多疑