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鬼画符

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Collocation

1
不相信他的鬼画符
2
写得像鬼画符
3
看不懂这鬼画符
4
好好写,别鬼画符

Definition

鬼画符:

Literally means:

peace symbols drawn by ghosts

Actually means:

符, graphs or lines drawn by Taoist to drive devils and keep peace.

This phrase figuratively refers to illegible handwritings.

It also figuratively refers to odd and incredible flapdoodles or deceitful tricks.It is derogatory.

符,道士为了替人驱除鬼神保平安而画出来的图形或线条。

鬼画符,形容写字十分潦草,让人无法辨认,或看不懂的字。

也比喻离奇古怪不合情理的瞎话或骗人的花招。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as predicate, object or attributive. (作谓语、宾语、定语)
1
men
你们
dǒng
shū
书法
  
,
xiě
de
shì
cǎoshū
草书
  
,
men
你们
quèshuō
却说
guǐhuà
鬼画符
  

You don't know calligraphy, he writes cursors, and you say he's a ghost character.

2
Yóu
由于
hěnduō
很多
shēng
医生
xiě
de
bìng
病历
kāi
de
chǔfāng
处方
jiǎnzhí
简直
jiù
shì
guǐhuà
鬼画符
  
,
yīn
因此
wàirén
外人
huò
bìngrén
病人
shì
kàn
dǒng
de
  

Since many doctors write medical records and prescribe simply ghost characters, outsiders or patients can't understand them.

3
Suīrán
虽然
shuō
de
yǒuziyǒuyǎn
有鼻子有眼
jing
  
,
shì
可是
shuí
xiāngxìn
相信
de
guǐhuà
鬼画符
  

Although he said he had a nose and eyes, no one believed in his ghost characters.

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