鬼名堂

guǐmíngtáng

monkey business; dirty trick

Wiktionary

Homographs

鬼名堂 guǐmíngtang
  1. dirty trick
  2. monkey business

Entry Composition

1 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
=2 名堂 míngtang
  1. item (in a program of entertainments)
  2. trick (act of mischief)
  3. worthwhile result
  4. accomplishment
  5. sth significant but not immediately apparent
  6. sth more than meets the eye
=2 名堂 míngtáng
  1. (Wenzhounese) thing; object
  2. name (of an object); designation
  3. outcome; result; achievement
  4. reason; cause; what lies behind something
  5. thing; object
  6. trick (act of mischief); ploy
  7. variety; kind; item