机灵鬼

機靈鬼
jīlíngguǐ
(jocular) clever and quick-witted person

CEDICT

jocular

Entry Composition

1 机灵 jīling
  1. clever
  2. quick-witted
2 鬼 guǐ
  1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil
  2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc
  3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡 guǐ)
  4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy