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We’re presenting the idiom 「見神見鬼」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
It’s like seeing ghosts. A metaphor for suspicion.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jiàn shén jiàn guǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gin3 san4 gin3 gwai2
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