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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries鬼祟把戏
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: guǐsuì bǎxì
"大家都怀疑他们在搞什么鬼祟把戏。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Mischievous, playful, or deceitful activity; trickery or underhand dealings.
"The accountant suspected some financial hanky-panky was going on behind closed doors." - 2
Sexual activity considered illicit, secretive, or improper.
"Rumors of office hanky-panky quickly spread among the company staff."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in late 19th-century American English as reduplication and playful alteration of the word hokey-pokey, which itself likely derived from stage magic phrases or magical mumbo-jumbo. Initially used to describe sleight of hand or trickery, its meaning gradually broadened to encompass mischievous behavior, dubious dealings, and illicit sexual activities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hanky-panky" is said worldwide
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tripotage
Transliteration: tri-po-taʒ
"Il y a eu du tripotage dans les comptes de l'entreprise."
Seilschaft
Transliteration: zaɪ̯lˌshaft
"Hinter den Kulissen gab es einige zwielichtige Machenschaften."
imbroglio
Transliteration: im-brɔʎːo
"C'è stato qualche imbroglio nella gestione dei fondi."
chanchullo
Transliteration: tʃanˈtʃuʎo
"La auditoría descubrió un chanchullo financiero."
falcatrua
Transliteration: fal.kaˈtɾu.ɐ
"Houve muita falcatrua naquela transação comercial."
गड़बड़झाला
Transliteration: garbadjhala
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"प्रबंधकों के बीच कुछ गड़बड़झाला चल रहा है।"
鬼祟把戏
Transliteration: guǐsuì bǎxì
Script: 中文汉字
"大家都怀疑他们在搞什么鬼祟把戏。"
부정행위
Transliteration: bujeonghaengwi
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 회사의 재정 장부에서 부정행위가 발견되었다."
胡散臭い行為
Transliteration: usankusai kōi
Script: 日本語
"彼の周りではいつも何か胡散臭い行為が噂されている。"
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