jiàn guǐ

见 鬼

Level:

SW HSK 5

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adj.metaabsurd/incredible/preposterous/strange
- zhēn jiàn guǐ
  真见鬼！
  How absurd!
- zhòng zhuāng jia bù chú zá cǎo bù shì jiàn guǐ me
  种庄稼不除杂草不是见鬼么？
  Isn't it absurd to plant crops and not weed the fields?
- zhēn shi jiàn guǐ le
  真是见鬼了！
  How strange!
synonym
xié mén邪门
2
v.go to hell
- ràng tā de nà tào lǐ lùn jiàn guǐ qù ba
  让他的那套理论见鬼去吧！
  Go to hell with his theory!
- ràng jiù zhì dù jiàn guǐ qù ba
  让旧制度见鬼去吧！
  To hell with the old system!
- ràng zhǒng zú qí shì jiàn guǐ qù ba
  让种族歧视见鬼去吧！
  To hell with racial discrimination!
3
damn the ghost; damn it
- wǒ yào shi bù xíng nà jiù jiàn guǐ le
  我要是不行，那就见鬼了。
  I'll be damned if I cannot.

Separable word
"见" and "鬼" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 真是见了鬼了。
  Bloody hell.

见鬼