见鬼

見鬼

jiànguǐ

interjection #1,213

Meanings

1 damn it
2 what the hell
3 go to hell
4 preposterous

Characters

Examples

见鬼！我的钱包不见了。

Jiànguǐ! Wǒ de qiánbāo bújiàn le.

Damn it! My wallet is gone.

这见鬼的天气！

Zhè jiànguǐ de tiānqì!

This damn weather!

去见鬼吧！

Qù jiànguǐ ba!

Go to hell!

Tips

memory

见 (see) + 鬼 (ghost) — literally 'seeing ghosts'. When something is so strange or frustrating, it's like you're seeing ghosts.

register

见鬼 is a mild profanity, roughly equivalent to 'damn'. Less offensive than stronger swear words.

Stroke Order

见 jiàn

鬼 guǐ