精怪 (jīng guài) — supernatural being; spirit (often an animal or object that has become sentient); monster in Chinese folklore
Definition
A 精怪 is a spirit or monster in Chinese folklore — usually an animal (or even an object) that has cultivated supernatural powers. Unlike raw 鬼 (ghost of a dead person), a 精怪 is often a shapeshifting being tied to nature.
noun
supernatural beingspirit (often an animal or object that has become sentient)monster in Chinese folklore
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 《》精怪，。《Xī yóu jì》 lǐ yǒu hěn duō jīng guài, bǐ rú bái gǔ jīng hé zhī zhū jīng.Journey to the West has many spirits, such as the White Bone Demon and the Spider Spirit.
- ，精怪。Mín jiān chuán shuō zhōng, hú li xiū liàn chéng jīng guài de gù shi tè bié duō.In folk tales, stories of foxes cultivating into spirits are especially common.
- ，精怪。Tā xiě de qí huàn xiǎo shuō lǐ, jīng guài hé rén lèi yì qǐ shēng huó.In the fantasy novel he wrote, spirits live together with humans.
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