鬼使神差

guǐ shǐ shén chāi

Dictionary entry

demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation

What does 鬼使神差 mean?

鬼使神差 (guǐ shǐ shén chāi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation

2curious coincidence

Character breakdown

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鬼guǐdisembodied spirit; ghost; devil · (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc 使shǐto make · to cause 神ShénGod 差chādifference; discrepancy · (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)

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鬼使神差

guǐ shǐ shén chāi

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