Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words作祟

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作祟

zuò suì·ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ

“to haunt or cause mischief as a ghost or evil spirit; to secretly scheme or cause trouble 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

suì·ㄙㄨㄟˋ

Evil spirit or influence causing misfortune; to act wickedly or underhandedly.