作祟
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English
- haunted
- to haunt
- to cause mischief
- (of evil influences) to cause trouble; to cause mischief; to haunt
粵語 — Cantonese
- 造成困擾、麻煩
Examples
那棟房子有湯姆的鬼魂作祟。
That house is haunted by Tom's ghost.
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自尊心作祟
to haunt by one's self-respect
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk