心裡有鬼

Chinese

		in one's heart; in one's mind; in one's conscience in one's heart; in one's mind; in one's conscience; in one's chest	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): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ leoi⁵ jau⁵ gwai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnlǐyǒuguǐ [Phonetic: xīnlíyóuguǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˇ 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

1. 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)