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什么鬼

shén me guǐ

3-character word Traditional 什麼鬼

What 什么鬼 means

1. colloquialwhat the hell?; what on earth? (expression of confusion, disbelief or annoyance)

The characters in 什么鬼

• 什shénwhat
• 么mesuffix, used to form interrogative 什么
• 鬼guǐdisembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc…

Example sentences

• 你在说什么鬼话？
  Nǐ zài shuō shénme guǐhuà?
  What nonsense are you talking about?
• 这辆有点怪的车让我脱口而出"那是什么鬼东西啊?"
  Zhè liàng yǒudiǎn guài de chē ràng wǒ tuōkǒu'érchū "nàshi shénme guǐ dōngxi ā?"
  It was the sort of weird car that made me want to blurt out, "what the heck is that?"