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The word 见鬼 is formed by combining the character 见, meaning 'to see' or 'to meet', with 鬼, meaning 'ghost', creating a verb-object compound where the action of seeing is directed at the object, a ghost, resulting in the literal meaning 'to see a ghost'; this literal combination has become an idiomatic expression used to express frustration or disbelief.

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昨天我见鬼了。

Zuótiān wǒ jiàn guǐ le.

Yesterday I saw a ghost.

他说自己见鬼了。

Tā shuō zìjǐ jiàn guǐ le.

He said he saw a ghost.

见鬼的经历很可怕。

Jiàn guǐ de jīnglì hěn kěpà.

The experience of seeing a ghost is very scary.

我听说他在旧屋里见鬼了。

Wǒ tīng shuō tā zài jiù wū lǐ jiàn guǐ le.

I heard that he saw a ghost in the old house.

如果你在深夜独自外出，可能会见鬼。

Rúguǒ nǐ zài shēnyè dúzì wàichū, kěnéng huì jiàn guǐ.

If you go out alone late at night, you might see a ghost.

Word Definition - 见鬼

jiàn guǐ curse it!; to hell with it!

Individual Character Details

见 jiàn, xiàn
鬼 guǐ