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鬼出电入

鬼出电入 — “Ghost exits, lightning enters”

鬼出电入 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to move or change with extreme speed and agility, making it difficult to perceive or predict; swift and elusive”. Literally, “Ghost exits, lightning enters”.

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鬼出电入 Pronunciation and Pinyin

鬼出电入 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
鬼
guǐ10ghost, devil, tricky, awful
出
chū5go or come out
电
diàn5electricity, lightning, telegram
入
rù2to enter

Example Sentence with 鬼出电入

那位魔术师的手法真是鬼出电入,观众们根本看不清他是如何做到的。
The magician's technique was truly swift and elusive; the audience couldn't see how he did it at all.

Idioms Related to 鬼出电入

Synonyms of 鬼出电入

  • qiān千biàn变wàn万huà化ever-changing and unpredictable
  • biàn变huàn幻mò莫cè测change unpredictably
  • guǐ鬼chū出shén神rù入appear and disappear mysteriously

More idioms starting with 鬼

  • guǐ鬼shǐ使shén神chāi差as if by a supernatural force
  • 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
  • guǐ鬼kū哭shén神háo号ghosts crying and gods howling

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Questions about 鬼出电入

What does 鬼出电入 mean?

鬼出电入 (guǐ chū diàn rù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to move or change with extreme speed and agility, making it difficult to perceive or predict; swift and elusive”.

How do you pronounce 鬼出电入?

鬼出电入 is pronounced guǐ chū diàn rù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 鬼出电入 literally mean?

Literally, 鬼出电入 means “Ghost exits, lightning enters”. It is used to mean “to move or change with extreme speed and agility, making it difficult to perceive or predict; swift and elusive”.

What is the Chinese definition of 鬼出电入?

比喻变化巧妙迅速,不易捉摸。

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