yāo

calamities

Senses

yāo demon

noun · evil spirit, goblin, or witchcraft

古籍中常以“祅”指代邪恶的鬼怪或巫术。

yāo (also Xiān) miswritten deity

common erroneous variant of Xiān, used to refer to Ormazda or Zoroastrianism

在一些旧书籍中,祆教常被误读或误写为祅教。

References

variant 祅/祅 妖/妖