弄神弄鬼
nòng​shén​nòng​guǐ

to resort to trickery

  1. 弄 nòng verb
    to deceive
    to trick; to play with someone's feelings; (colloquial) to have illicit sexual relations with
  2. 神 shén noun
    god
    god; deity; divinity; a supernatural being like a spirit or immortal in religion or mythology
  3. 弄 nòng verb
    to deceive
    to trick; to play with someone's feelings; (colloquial) to have illicit sexual relations with
  4. 鬼 guǐ nounverb
    sinister plot
    sinister plot; dirty trick; secretive or underhanded scheme