zuò​suì

to haunt

  • created sense approved 作祟 · zuò​suì · to haunt — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    作祟

    zuò​suì

    to haunt

    (of spirits or demons) to haunt or cause misfortune; to bring calamity through supernatural means

    作, 祟

    作 (literal) → 作 · zuò · to rise 祟 (literal) → 祟 · suì · to haunt

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  • created sense approved 作祟 · zuò​suì · to make mischief — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    作祟

    zuò​suì

    to make mischief

    To cause trouble or mischief from behind the scenes; to interfere or play underhanded tricks

    作, 祟

    作 (literal) → 作 · zuò · to do 祟 (literal) → 祟 · suì · to haunt

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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