作怪
zok3 gwaai3zuò guài
English
- (of a ghost) to make strange things happen
- into something fishy
- to act up
- to act behind the scenes
- to make mischief
- odd
- to misbehave (euphemism for having sex)
- to play tricks or create troubles ----
- to effect an action
粵語 — Cantonese
- 小朋友整古造怪,周圍搞搞震
- 指一種因素影響緊一個人嘅動作
Examples
錢作怪
money makes one move
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk