搗鬼

捣鬼
dǎoguǐ
to play tricks; to cause mischief

CEDICT

to play tricks; to get up to mischief

Wiktionary

  1. 暗中使用陰謀詭計。
  2. 以神祕的言語舉動，來戲弄或嚇唬他人。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 搗 dǎo
  1. to pound
  2. to beat
  3. to hull
  4. to attack
  5. to disturb
  6. to stir
2 鬼 guǐ
  1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil
  2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc
  3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭 guǐ)
  4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy