Word: 鬼 (guǐ)

七月半烧纸钱，哄鬼

qīyuèbàn shāozhǐqián, hǒng guǐ

burning paper money on the fifteenth of the seventh month: fooling the ghosts

不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门

bú zuò kuīxīnshì, búpà guǐ jiào mén

do nothing against your conscience and you won't fear ghosts knocking at the door

人不人，鬼不鬼

rén bù rén, guǐ bù guǐ

not human, not ghost

你在搞什么鬼。

Nǐ zài gǎo shénme guǐ.

What the devil are you doing?

你相信鬼存在吗？

Nǐ xiāngxìn guǐ cúnzài ma?

Do you believe in ghosts?

你真的相信鬼吗？

Nǐ zhēnde xiāngxìn guǐ ma?

Do you really believe in ghosts?

吊死鬼扮新娘，人不像人，鬼不像鬼

diàosǐguǐ bàn xīnniáng, rén bú xiàng rén, guǐ bú xiàng guǐ

a hanged ghost dressing as a bride: neither human nor ghost

坟头上耍大刀,吓鬼

féntóu shang shuǎ dàdāo,xià guǐ

brandishing a big sword on a grave mound: scaring ghosts

城隍庙里卖假药，哄鬼

Chénghuángmiào li mài jiǎyào, hǒng guǐ

Selling fake medicine in the City God temple: fooling ghosts

家贼难防，外鬼难抓

jiāzéinánfáng, wài guǐ nán zhuā

a thief in the house is hard to guard against, an outside ghost is hard to catch

张天师被鬼降住，无法可施

Zhāngtiānshī bèi guǐ xiáng zhù, wúfǎkěshī

Heavenly Master Zhang is subdued by a ghost: no method to use

怕鬼偏有鬼

pà guǐ piān yǒuguǐ

afraid of ghosts, and there is a ghost

我非常怀疑我们看到的是鬼。

Wǒ fēicháng huáiyí wǒmen kàndào de shì guǐ.

I very much doubt that what we saw was a ghost.

有些人相信鬼。

Yǒuxiē rén xiāngxìn guǐ.

Some people believe in ghosts.

望乡台上打莲花落，不知死的鬼

wàngxiāngtái shang dǎliánhuālào, bùzhī sǐ de guǐ

singing lotus-blossom ballads on the Terrace for Viewing Home: a ghost who doesn't know he's dead

欧洲现在是不是还有很多人信鬼？

Ōuzhōu xiànzài shìbúshì háiyǒu hěn duō rén xìn guǐ?

Are there many people in Europe who believe in ghosts even now?

没做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门

méi zuò kuīxīnshì, búpà guǐ jiào mén

if you've done nothing to prick your conscience, you needn't fear a ghost knocking

没家鬼引不来外贼

méi jiā guǐ yǐn bù lái wài zéi

without a ghost at home, no thief from outside can be led in

烧香遇到鬼，背时了

shāoxiāng yùdào guǐ, bèi shí le

burning incense and meeting a ghost: out of luck

算卦先生的葫芦，一肚子鬼

suànguà xiānsheng de húlu, yìdǔzi guǐ

the fortune-teller's gourd: a belly full of ghosts

见过鬼怕黑

jiànguo guǐ pà hēi

having seen a ghost, one fears the dark

道士吹螺，唬鬼

dàoshì chuīluó, hǔ guǐ

a Taoist priest blows a conch: scaring ghosts

钟馗开店，鬼都不敢上门

Zhōng Kuí kāidiàn, guǐ dōu bùgǎn shàngmén

Zhong Kui opens a shop: not even ghosts dare come to the door

钱可通神，财能使鬼

qiánkětōngshén, cái néng shǐ guǐ

money can reach the gods, wealth can make ghosts do your bidding

阎罗王审案子,全是鬼事

Yánluówáng shěn'àn zi,quán shì guǐ shì

King Yama tries a case: all ghost business

阎罗王开店,鬼都不上门

Yánluówáng kāidiàn,guǐ dōu bú shàngmén

King Yama opens a shop: not even ghosts come in