疑神疑鬼 — “To be excessively suspicious and paranoid”
疑神疑鬼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be excessively suspicious and paranoid”. Often imagining dangers or ill intentions without sufficient reason. Literally, “doubt gods, doubt ghosts”.
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疑神疑鬼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 疑yí
- 神shén
- 疑yí
- 鬼guǐ
疑神疑鬼 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 疑神疑鬼
小明最近总是疑神疑鬼的，老觉得有人在背后说他坏话
Xiao Ming has been overly suspicious lately, always feeling like someone is speaking ill of 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rén人yí疑guǐ鬼to be overly suspicious
- 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
Questions about 疑神疑鬼
- What does 疑神疑鬼 mean?
- 疑神疑鬼 (yí shén yí guǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be excessively suspicious and paranoid”.
- How do you pronounce 疑神疑鬼?
- 疑神疑鬼 is pronounced yí shén yí guǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 疑神疑鬼 literally mean?
- Literally, 疑神疑鬼 means “doubt gods, doubt ghosts”. It is used to mean “to be excessively suspicious and paranoid”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 疑神疑鬼?
- 这也怀疑，那也怀疑。形容非常多疑。