lit. to summon demons to create havoc (idiom); fig. to stir up all kinds of trouble
trad. 興妖作怪
Also written 興妖作怪【xīng yāo zuò guài】
Characters in this word
4兴
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surname Xing
- Pinyin
- Xīng
- Traditional
- 興
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 17536 of 2500
妖
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goblin, witch, devil, bewitching, enchanting, monster, phantom, demon
- Pinyin
- yāo
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 8421 of 2500
作
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(bound form) worker, (bound form) workshop, (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
- Pinyin
- zuō
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 1866 of 2500
怪
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odd; strange; uncanny, (bound form) monster; supernatural being, to find strange; to regard as odd, to blame, (coll.) somewhat; rather
- Pinyin
- guài
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1124 of 2500