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鬼鬼祟祟

guǐ guǐ suì suì

sneaky; furtive

Character by character

鬼guǐ
ghost
鬼guǐ
ghost
祟suì
haunt
祟suì
haunt

Example

那个人在门口鬼鬼祟祟的,不知道想干什么。
That man's been skulking by the door. Who knows what he's up to.

Tone: negative (criticism).

Usage and origin

祟 suì (to haunt) is not 崇 chóng. Usual frame: 鬼鬼祟祟的.

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