"魑魅魍魎" meaning in All languages combined

See 魑魅魍魎 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ mei̯²² mɔːŋ¹³ lœːŋ¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ mei̯²² mɔːŋ¹³ lœːŋ¹³/ Chinese transliterations: chīmèi wǎngliǎng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄔ ㄇㄟˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ci¹ mei⁶ mong⁵ loeng⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], chīmèi wǎngliǎng [Phonetic:chīmèiwángliǎng] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], chihmèi wǎngliǎng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻih¹-mei⁴ wang³-liang³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chr̄-mèi wǎng-lyǎng [Mandarin, Yale], chymey woangleang [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чимэй ванлян [Mandarin, Palladius], čimɛj vanljan [Mandarin, Palladius], chī meih móhng léuhng [Cantonese, Yale], tsi¹ mei⁶ mong⁵ loeng⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], qi¹ méi⁶ mong⁵ lêng⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 魑魅魍魉
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 魑魅魍魎
  1. the four demons chi, mei, wang and liang; demons and monsters of all kinds Tags: idiomatic

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [t͡ɕimʲi mo̞ːɾʲo̞ː] Forms: 魑魅魍魎 [canonical] (ruby: (), (), (もう), (りょう)), chimimōryō [romanization], timimauryau [romanization], ちみまうりやう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Borrowing from Chinese 魑魅魍魎/魑魅魍魉 (chīmèi wǎngliǎng), equivalent to 魑(ち)魅(み) (chimi, “mountain and forest monsters”) + 魍(もう)魎(りょう) (mōryō, “mountain, stream, and tree spirits”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|zh|魑魅魍魎}} Chinese 魑魅魍魎/魑魅魍魉 (chīmèi wǎngliǎng), {{ja-compound|魑%魅|ち%み|魍%魎|もう%りょう|t1=mountain and forest monsters|t2=mountain, stream, and tree spirits}} 魑(ち)魅(み) (chimi, “mountain and forest monsters”) + 魍(もう)魎(りょう) (mōryō, “mountain, stream, and tree spirits”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ちみもうりょう|hhira=ちみまうりやう}} 魑(ち)魅(み)魍(もう)魎(りょう) • (chimimōryō) ^(←ちみまうりやう (timimauryau)?)
  1. the various monsters and spirits (of the forests, mountains, and rivers) Categories (topical): Mythological creatures Related terms: 怪物 (kaibutsu) (ruby: (かい), (ぶつ)), 化け物 (bakemono) (ruby: (), (もの)), 妖怪 (yōkai) (ruby: (よう), (かい)), 妖怪変化 (yōkai henge) (ruby: (よう), (かい), (へん), ())
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      "expansion": "魑魅魍魎",
      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "Chinese juxtapositional idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 魅",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 魍",
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 魑",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the four demons chi, mei, wang and liang; demons and monsters of all kinds"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "demon",
          "demon"
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          "monster",
          "monster"
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        "idiomatic"
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    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chīmèi wǎngliǎng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄔ ㄇㄟˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ci¹ mei⁶ mong⁵ loeng⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chīmèi wǎngliǎng [Phonetic:chīmèiwángliǎng]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chihmèi wǎngliǎng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻih¹-mei⁴ wang³-liang³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chr̄-mèi wǎng-lyǎng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chymey woangleang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чимэй ванлян"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čimɛj vanljan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "chī meih móhng léuhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsi¹ mei⁶ mong⁵ loeng⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qi¹ méi⁶ mong⁵ lêng⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ mei̯²² mɔːŋ¹³ lœːŋ¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: chīmèiwángliǎng]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ mei̯²² mɔːŋ¹³ lœːŋ¹³/"
    }
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  "word": "魑魅魍魎"
}

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        ],
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        "romanization"
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        "romanization"
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      "roman": "kaibutsu",
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          "かい"
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          "ば"
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          "もの"
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          "かい"
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        [
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      "word": "妖怪変化"
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        "Japanese terms borrowed from Chinese",
        "Japanese terms derived from Chinese",
        "Japanese terms spelled with hyōgai kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
        "Japanese terms with 4 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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        "the various monsters and spirits (of the forests, mountains, and rivers)"
      ],
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          "mountain",
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        ],
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        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "[chíꜜmì mòóryóó]"
    },
    {
      "other": "ちみもーりょー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕimʲi mo̞ːɾʲo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "魑魅魍魎"
}

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