niú​guǐ​shé​shén

monsters and demons

  • created reference approved 牛鬼蛇神 → 牛神蛇鬼 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牛鬼蛇神 niú​guǐ​shé​shén

    牛神蛇鬼 niú​shén​shé​guǐ

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 牛鬼蛇神 → 蛇神牛鬼 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牛鬼蛇神 niú​guǐ​shé​shén

    蛇神牛鬼 shé​shén​niú​guǐ

    variant

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  • created sense approved 牛鬼蛇神 · niú​guǐ​shé​shén · monsters and demons — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牛鬼蛇神

    niú​guǐ​shé​shén

    monsters and demons

    ox-headed spirits and snake-bodied gods from folklore; used to describe a bizarre, phantasmagorical, or wildly imaginative artistic style

    牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · ox 鬼 (literal) → 鬼 · guǐ · ghost 蛇 (literal) → 蛇 · shé · snake 神 (literal) → 神 · shén · god

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 牛鬼蛇神 · niú​guǐ​shé​shén · bad characters — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牛鬼蛇神

    niú​guǐ​shé​shén

    bad characters

    various wicked people, social outcasts, or political enemies; forces of evil

    牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · ox 鬼 (literal) → 鬼 · guǐ · ghost 蛇 (literal) → 蛇 · shé · snake 神 (literal) → 神 · shén · god

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 牛鬼蛇神 · niú​guǐ​shé​shén · absurdities — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牛鬼蛇神

    niú​guǐ​shé​shén

    absurdities

    nonsensical or absurd works of literature or speech that lack substance

    牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · ox 鬼 (literal) → 鬼 · guǐ · ghost 蛇 (literal) → 蛇 · shé · snake 神 (literal) → 神 · shén · god

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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