作怪 zuòguài

zuòguài verb (of a ghost) to make strange things happen; to act up; to act behind the scenes; to make mischief; odd; to misbehave (euphemism for having sex)
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '作怪')

Also contained in

丑人多作怪兴妖作怪

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

  • Scroll 1 Tongzi Jing Niansong Fa (Protection of Children Sutra and Liturgy) 童子經念誦法 — count: 2
  • Scroll 14 Vinayavastu (Genben Shuo Yiqie You Bu Pi Nai Ye Yao Shi) 根本說一切有部毘奈耶藥事 — count: 1
  • Scroll 1 Hariti Sutra (Fo Shuo Guizi Mu Jing) 佛說鬼子母經 — count: 1
  • Scroll 7 Bian Zheng Lun 辯正論 — count: 1
  • Scroll 14 Quotations from Chan Master Dahui Pujue 大慧普覺禪師語錄 — count: 1
  • Scroll 5 Bian Wei Lu 辯偽錄 — count: 1
  • Scroll 20 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 1 , has English translation
  • Scroll 5 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 1 , has English translation

Collocations

  • 为人作怪 (為人作怪) 為人作怪者 — Hariti Sutra (Fo Shuo Guizi Mu Jing) 佛說鬼子母經, Scroll 1 — count: 2