心裡有鬼

Chinese

		in one's heart; in one's mind; in one's conscience	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (心裡有鬼/心裏有鬼)		心裡/心裏	有	鬼
simp. (心里有鬼)		心里	有	鬼
Literally: “to have a ghost in one's heart”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīnlǐyǒuguǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ leoi⁵ jau⁵ gwai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīnlǐyǒuguǐ [Phonetic: xīnlíyóuguǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sinlǐyǒuguěi
  - Wade–Giles: hsin¹-li³-yu³-kuei³
  - Yale: syīn-lǐ-yǒu-gwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinliiyeougoei
  - Palladius: синьлиюгуй (sinʹlijuguj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ leoi⁵ jau⁵ gwai²
  - Yale: sām léuih yáuh gwái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ loey⁵ jau⁵ gwai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ lêu⁵ yeo⁵ guei²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ lɵy̯¹³ jɐu̯¹³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

Idiom

心裡有鬼

to harbour intentions that can't bear daylight

Synonyms

心中有鬼 (xīnzhōngyǒuguǐ)

See also

心裡有數／心里有数 (xīnliyǒushù)

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