Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words作怪

WordTOCFL Level 5intransitive verbTaiwan frequency #24,994

作怪

zuòguài·ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄞˋ

“to cause mischief; to act up; to behave oddly; to make strange things happen; to act behind the scenes.”

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zuò·ㄗㄨㄛˋ

to do; to make; to write or compose; to act or perform; to pretend; to regard as; to feel (e.g. itchy); worker; workshop

guài·ㄍㄨㄞˋ

Strange, odd, unusual; a monster or supernatural being; to blame or find fault; to be surprised; somewhat or rather.