一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
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1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
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2 to throw a tantrum
五鬼闹判
wǔ guǐ nào pàn
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1 Five ghosts mock the judge, or Five ghosts resist judgment (title of folk opera, idiom); important personage mobbed by a crowd of ne'er-do-wells
同声一哭
tóng shēng yī kū
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1 to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom)
哀哭切齿
āi kū qiè chǐ
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1 weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom)
哭笑不得
kū xiào bù dé
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1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
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2 both funny and extremely embarrassing
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3 between laughter and tears
哭声震天
kū shēng zhèn tiān
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1 lit. cries of grief shake the heavens
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2 great sorrow (idiom)
嚎啕大哭
háo táo dà kū
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1 to wail
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2 to bawl (idiom)
引鬼上门
yǐn guǐ shàng mén
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1 to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)
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2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
心中有鬼
xīn zhōng yǒu guǐ
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1 to harbor ulterior motives (idiom)
悲歌当哭
bēi gē dàng kū
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1 to sing instead of weep (idiom)
敬鬼神而远之
jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī
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1 to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
有钱能使鬼推磨
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò
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1 lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
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2 fig. with money, you can do anything you like
狼号鬼哭
láng háo guǐ kū
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1 lit. wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom); pathetic screams
眼皮哭肿
yǎn pí kū zhǒng
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1 to have eyelids swollen from crying
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2 very unhappy (idiom)
神出鬼没
shén chū guǐ mò
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1 lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom)
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2 fig. elusive
神工鬼斧
shén gōng guǐ fǔ
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1 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
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2 uncanny workmanship
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3 superlative craftsmanship
神差鬼使
shén chāi guǐ shǐ
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1 the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
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2 curious coincidence
装神弄鬼
zhuāng shén nòng guǐ
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1 lit. dress up as God, play the devil (idiom); fig. to mystify
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2 to deceive people
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3 to scam
猫哭老鼠
māo kū lǎo shǔ
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1 the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
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2 crocodile tears
猫哭耗子
māo kū hào zi
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1 the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
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2 crocodile tears