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召神弄鬼
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召神弄鬼 — “To conjure up spirits or demons”

召神弄鬼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to conjure up spirits or demons”. To resort to supernatural or mysterious means, often implying trickery or manipulation. Literally, “Summon gods and play with ghosts; conjure spirits and manipulate demons”.

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召神弄鬼 Pronunciation and Pinyin

召神弄鬼 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
召
zhào5summon or cause
神
shén10deity, spirit, mind, amazing
弄
nòng7do, make, handle, get
鬼
guǐ10ghost, devil, tricky, awful

Example Sentence with 召神弄鬼

那些骗子总是召神弄鬼,想方设法从善良的人们那里骗取钱财。
Those swindlers always resort to conjuring tricks, trying every means to defraud kind people of their money.

Idioms Related to 召神弄鬼

Synonyms of 召神弄鬼

  • zhuāng装shén神nòng弄guǐ鬼to mystify and deceive people

More idioms starting with 召

  • zhào召zhī之jí即lái来to come immediately when called
  • zhào召zhī之jí即lái来,,huī挥zhī之jí即qù去at one's beck and call
  • zhào召fù父dù杜mǔ母praise an excellent local official

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Questions about 召神弄鬼

What does 召神弄鬼 mean?

召神弄鬼 (zhào shén nòng guǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to conjure up spirits or demons”.

How do you pronounce 召神弄鬼?

召神弄鬼 is pronounced zhào shén nòng guǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 召神弄鬼 literally mean?

Literally, 召神弄鬼 means “Summon gods and play with ghosts; conjure spirits and manipulate demons”. It is used to mean “to conjure up spirits or demons”.

What is the Chinese definition of 召神弄鬼?

召唤或迫使精灵或魔鬼等出现或服从自己

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