做鬼

Chinese

		to do; to make; to produce	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (做鬼)		做	鬼
simp. ^#(做鬼)		做	鬼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuòguǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zou⁶ gwai²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chòe-kúi / chò-kúi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuòguǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuòguěi
  - Wade–Giles: tso⁴-kuei³
  - Yale: dzwò-gwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohgoei
  - Palladius: цзогуй (czoguj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zou⁶ gwai²
  - Yale: jouh gwái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzou⁶ gwai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zou⁶ guei²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯²² kʷɐi̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-kúi
  - Tâi-lô: tsuè-kuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoea'kuie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ kui⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ kui⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kui⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chò-kúi
  - Tâi-lô: tsò-kuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoirkuie
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ kui⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ kui⁴¹/

Verb

做鬼

(colloquial) to die; to become a ghost
(colloquial) to play tricks; to get into mischief

Synonyms

(die):

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下世 (xiàshì) (formal)
上天 (shàngtiān) (euphemistic)
上路 (shànglù) (euphemistic)
不在 (bùzài) (euphemistic)
不幸 (bùxìng) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic)
不祿／不禄 (bùlù) (archaic, euphemistic, of military officers)
亡
亡故 (wánggù) (literary)
仙逝 (xiānshì) (euphemistic)
仙遊／仙游 (xiānyóu) (euphemistic)
作古 (zuògǔ) (literary, euphemistic)
傾世／倾世 (qīngshì) (literary)
傾亡／倾亡 (qīngwáng) (literary)
入寂 (rùjì) (Buddhism, of Buddhist monks)
凋謝／凋谢 (diāoxiè) (to die of old age)
化去 (huàqù) (euphemistic)
升天 (shēngtiān) (euphemistic)
即世 (jíshì) (literary)
去世 (qùshì)
合眼 (héyǎn) (euphemistic)
喪亡／丧亡 (sàngwáng) (literary)
喪命／丧命 (sàngmìng) (euphemistic)
喪生／丧生 (sàngshēng) (euphemistic)
嗚呼／呜呼 (wūhū) (euphemistic)
嗝屁 (gěpì) (Mandarin, vulgar, dysphemistic)
嚥氣／咽气 (yànqì) (colloquial)
回老家 (huí lǎojiā) (euphemistic, humorous)
圓寂／圆寂 (yuánjì) (of Buddhist monks or nuns)
壽終正寢／寿终正寝 (shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn) (euphemistic)
失氣／失气 (shīqì) (literary)
安息 (ānxī) (euphemistic)
安眠 (ānmián) (euphemistic)
小喇叭兒吹了／小喇叭儿吹了 (xiǎo lǎbār chuī le) (Beijing Mandarin)
就義／就义 (jiùyì) (to die a martyr)
崩 (bēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
崩殂 (bēngcú) (Classical, of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
彈老三／弹老三 (Northern Wu, informal, humorous)
往生 (wǎngshēng) (euphemistic)
忽然 (hūrán) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic)
掛／挂 (guà) (slang, humorous)
故 (gù)
故世 (gùshì) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders)
故去 (gùqù) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders)
斃命／毙命 (bìmìng) (pejorative)
早死 (zǎosǐ)
晏駕／晏驾 (yànjià) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
枯死 (kūsǐ) (literary, figurative)
棄世／弃世 (qìshì) (literary)
歸天／归天 (guītiān) (euphemistic)
歸西／归西 (guīxī) (euphemistic)
歸道山／归道山 (guī dàoshān) (literary, euphemistic)
死 (sǐ)
死亡 (sǐwáng) (formal)
死人 (sǐrén)
死去 (sǐqù) (informal)
死掉 (sǐdiào) (informal)
死翹翹／死翘翘 (sǐqiàoqiào) (informal, humorous)
死脫／死脱 (⁵shi-theq) (Wu)
殞／殒 (yǔn) (archaic)
氣絕／气绝 (qìjué) (literary)
永眠 (yǒngmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
沒世／没世 (mòshì) (literary)
沉眠 (chénmián) (euphemistic)
消忒 (Hakka, euphemistic)
物化 (wùhuà) (literary)
狗帶／狗带 (gǒudài) (slang, neologism)
畢命／毕命 (bìmìng) (formal, euphemistic)
病亡 (bìngwáng) (to die of illness)
病故 (bìnggù) (to die of illness)
病死 (bìngsǐ) (to die of illness)
病逝 (bìngshì) (to die of illness)
瘐死 (yǔsǐ) (of deaths in prison)
百年歸老／百年归老 (bǎiniánguīlǎo) (euphemistic, of the elderly)
盡命／尽命 (jìnmìng) (literary, euphemistic)
終／终 (zhōng) (literary, or in compounds, euphemistic)
絕／绝 (jué) (literary, or in compounds)
翹辮子／翘辫子 (qiào biànzi) (informal, humorous)
老了 (lǎo le) (euphemistic, of the elderly)
蒙主寵召／蒙主宠召 (méngzhǔchǒngzhào) (Christianity, euphemistic)
薨 (hōng) (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials)
薨逝 (hōngshì) (of feudal lords)
被難／被难 (bèinàn) (to be killed in a disaster, political incident, etc.)
見背／见背 (jiànbèi) (literary, of one's parents or elders)
見閻王／见阎王 (jiàn Yánwáng) (figurative)
見馬克思／见马克思 (jiàn Mǎkèsī) (communism, euphemistic)
謝世／谢世 (xièshì) (literary)
賓天／宾天 (bīntiān) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
走 (zǒu) (euphemistic)
走去踮 (Hokkien, euphemistic)
身亡 (shēnwáng) (formal, usually from unnatural causes)
辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary)
辭塵／辞尘 (cíchén) (literary, euphemistic)
逝世 (shìshì)
進棺材／进棺材 (jìn guāncái)
過世／过世 (guòshì)
過去／过去 (guòqù) (euphemistic)
過往／过往 (Hokkien, euphemistic, Teochew, euphemistic)
過身／过身 (guòshēn) (literary)
過面／过面 (Hokkien)
長山賣鴨卵／长山卖鸭卵 (Hakka, euphemistic)
長眠／长眠 (chángmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
閉眼／闭眼 (bìyǎn) (euphemistic)
隕落／陨落 (yǔnluò) (euphemistic)
離世／离世 (líshì) (euphemistic)
駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
駕鶴西去／驾鹤西去 (jiàhèxīqù) (euphemistic)
駕鶴西遊／驾鹤西游 (jiàhèxīyóu) (euphemistic)
龍馭上賓／龙驭上宾 (lóngyùshàngbīn) (of an emperor)

Derived terms

做神做鬼
牡丹花下死，做鬼也風流／牡丹花下死，做鬼也风流 (mǔdānhuā xià sǐ, zuòguǐ yě fēngliú)