心里有鬼

心裡有鬼
xīnlǐyǒuguǐ

to harbour intentions that can't bear daylight

Wiktionary

Homographs

心里有鬼 xīnliyǒuguǐ
  1. to have secret motives
  2. to have a guilty conscience

Entry Composition

=1 心里 xīnli
  1. chest
  2. heart; mind
=1 心里 xīnlǐ
  1. in one's chest
  2. in one's heart; in one's mind; in one's conscience
2 有鬼 yǒuguǐ
  1. (figuratively) there is something fishy
  2. there is something fishy