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Chinese dictionary
v.play tricks; play devil; do mischief; do something underhand
暗中捣鬼
play dirty tricks behind somebody's back
政府暗地捣鬼。
The government played shady games.
这不是他第一回打牌捣鬼了。
It wasn't the first time that he had cheated at cards.
你在我背后捣鬼。
You have been operating behind my back.
Word usage
- Separable word"捣" and "鬼" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
在这件事上他捣过鬼。
He played underhand tricks in this matter.
谁在背后捣的鬼？
Who played underhand tricks?
为了破坏选举，他已经捣了几次鬼了。
He has played underhand tricks several times to sabotage the election.