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妖 (jiu2) — demon; goblin; evil spirit in Cantonese

jiuˊ²妖
Mandarin Pinyin: yao1

Meaning of 妖

noundemon; goblin; evil spirit
nounweird; evil; demonic
nounbewitching; coquettish; seductive

Words Containing 妖

妖風jiu2 fung1
evil/noxious trend
妖媚jiu2 mei4
seductively charming; bewitching
妖言惑眾jiu2 jin4 waak6 zung3
spread fallacies to deceive people; deluge people with strange legends
妖魔鬼怪jiu2 mo1 gwai2 gwaai3
demons and ghosts; evil spirits of every description; all forces of evil
妖魔化jiu2 mo1 faa3
demonize
妖魔jiu2 mo1
demon; evil spirit
妖聲妖氣jiu2 seng1 jiu2 hei3
speak deliberately out of the ordinary in order to flatter sb
妖怪jiu2 gwaai3
monster; devil; demon; bogey | [synonym] 妖精
妖孽jiu2 jip6
evil omens; evil thing
妖言jiu2 jin4
heresy; fallacy; strange legends
照妖鏡ziu3 jiu2 geng3
demon-detector; monster-revealing mirror
小妖精siu2 jiu2 zing1
goblin

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