装神弄鬼

Traditional: 裝神弄鬼
zhuāng shén nòng guǐ
Dictionary entry
(lit.) to pretend to be in contact with supernatural beings (idiom); (fig.) to create a false sense of mystery; to play tricks to deceive or scare others; to engage in hocus-pocus

What does 装神弄鬼 mean?

装神弄鬼 (zhuāng shén nòng guǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) to pretend to be in contact with supernatural beings (idiom); (fig.) to create a false sense of mystery; to play tricks to deceive or scare others; to engage in hocus-pocus

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装神弄鬼
zhuāng shén nòng guǐ
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