做鬼

Chinese

		to do; to make; to produce	ghost; sly; crafty
simp. and trad. (做鬼)		做	鬼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuòguǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zou⁶ gwai²
Min Nan (POJ): chòe-kúi / chò-kúi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zuòguǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohgoei
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zou⁶ gwai²
  - Yale: jouh gwái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzou⁶ gwai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zou⁶ guei²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯²² kʷɐi̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-kúi
  - Tâi-lô: tsuè-kuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoea'kuie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ kui⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ kui⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kui⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chò-kúi
  - Tâi-lô: tsò-kuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoirkuie
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ kui⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ kui⁴¹/

Verb

做鬼

(colloquial) to die; to become a ghost
(colloquial) to play tricks; to get into mischief

Synonyms

(die):

Synonyms of 做鬼

㾀歹 (Min Nan)
上天 (shàngtiān) (euphemistic)
不在 (bùzài) (euphemistic)
亡故 (wánggù) (literary)
仙逝 (xiānshì) (euphemistic)
仙遊／仙游 (xiānyóu) (euphemistic)
作古 (zuògǔ) (literary, euphemistic)
傾世／倾世 (qīngshì) (literary)
傾亡／倾亡 (qīngwáng) (literary)
凋謝／凋谢 (diāoxiè) (die of old age)
升天 (shēngtiān) (euphemistic)
即世 (jíshì) (literary)
去世 (qùshì)
喪命／丧命 (sàngmìng) (formal)
喪生／丧生 (sàngshēng) (euphemistic)
嗝屁 (gěpì) (Mandarin, vulgar, derogatory)
回老家 (huí lǎojiā) (euphemism, humorous)
圓寂／圆寂 (yuánjì) (of Buddhist monks or nuns)
夭壽／夭寿 (yāoshòu) (die young)
夭壽死／夭寿死 (Min Nan, die young)
夭折 (yāozhé) (die young)
夭逝 (yāoshì) (literary, die young)
安息 (ānxī) (euphemistic)
安眠 (ānmián) (euphemistic)
斃命／毙命 (bìmìng) (pejorative)
早死 (zǎosǐ) (die young)
晏駕／晏驾 (yànjià) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
棄世／弃世 (qìshì) (literary)
歸天／归天 (guītiān) (euphemistic)
歸道山／归道山 (guī dàoshān) (literary, euphemistic)

死 (sǐ)
死亡 (sǐwáng) (formal)
死去 (sǐqù) (informal)
死掉 (sǐdiào) (informal)
死翹翹／死翘翘 (sǐqiàoqiào) (informal, humorous)
殞／殒 (yǔn) (archaic)
永眠 (yǒngmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
沒世／没世 (mòshì)
消忒 (Hakka, euphemistic)
無去／无去 (Min Nan)
物化 (wùhuà) (literary)
瓜 (guā) (Cantonese, slang, humorous)
翹辮子／翘辫子 (qiào biànzi) (informal, humorous)
薨 (hōng) (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials)
行去 (Min Nan, euphemistic)
行雞／行鸡 (Min Nan, humorous)
賓天／宾天 (bīntiān) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
走了 (zǒule) (euphemistic)
走去踮 (Min Nan, euphemistic)
辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary)
逝世 (shìshì)
過世／过世 (guòshì)
過身／过身 (guòshēn) (literary)
過面／过面 (Min Nan)
釘／钉 (dīng) (Cantonese, slang)
長山賣鴨卵／长山卖鸭卵 (Hakka, euphemistic)
長眠／长眠 (chángmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
離世／离世 (líshì) (euphemistic)
馬滴／马滴 (Min Nan)
駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)

Derived terms

做神做鬼

牡丹花下死，做鬼也風流／牡丹花下死，做鬼也风流 (mǔdānhuā xià sǐ, zuòguǐ yě fēngliú)

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