Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「神鬼不測」—details below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「神鬼不測」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Neither gods nor ghosts can be guessed. It describes the secrecy and strangeness of things. Also known as “Gods and ghosts are hard to predict.”
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shén guǐ bù cè
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
san4 gwai2 bat1 chak1
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.

