created sense approved 魑魅魍魉/魑魅魍魎 · chīmèiwǎngliǎng · monsters and demons — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
魑魅魍魉 / 魑魅魍魎
chīmèiwǎngliǎng
monsters and demons
all kinds of malevolent spirits and monsters from folklore
魑 (literal) → 魑 · chī · mountain demon 魅 (literal) → 魅 · mèi · demon 魍 (literal) → 魍 · wǎng · [ghost] 魉 (literal) → 魉/魎 · liǎng · [goblin]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 魑魅魍魉/魑魅魍魎 · chīmèiwǎngliǎng · evil people — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
魑魅魍魉 / 魑魅魍魎
chīmèiwǎngliǎng
evil people
a metaphor for various types of wicked people or bad characters
魑 (literal) → 魑 · chī · mountain demon 魅 (literal) → 魅 · mèi · demon 魍 (literal) → 魍 · wǎng · [ghost] 魉 (literal) → 魉/魎 · liǎng · [goblin]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition