"魑" meaning in Chinese

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Character

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/, /t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: chī [Mandarin, Pinyin], chi¹ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄔ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ci¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], chī [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], chih [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻih¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chr̄ [Mandarin, Yale], chy [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чи [Mandarin, Palladius], či [Mandarin, Palladius], chī [Cantonese, Yale], tsi¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], qi¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], trhje [Middle-Chinese], /*r̥aj/ [Baxter-Sagart, Old-Chinese], /*r̥ʰel/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Etymology: Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *r̥ʰel) : semantic 鬼 (“ghost”) + phonetic 离 (OC *rel, *r̥ʰel). From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *n-d-raj (“demon; evil spirit; ghost”). Etymology templates: {{categorize|zh|Han phono-semantic compounds}}, {{liushu|psc|adj=|nocap=|pron=OC *r̥ʰel}} Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *r̥ʰel), {{Han compound|鬼|离|c1=s|c2=p|ls=psc|t1=ghost}} Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *r̥ʰel) : semantic 鬼 (“ghost”) + phonetic 离 (OC *rel, *r̥ʰel), {{inh|zh|sit-pro|*n-d-raj||demon; evil spirit; ghost}} Proto-Sino-Tibetan *n-d-raj (“demon; evil spirit; ghost”) Head templates: {{head|zh|hanzi}} 魑
  1. (mythology) Used in 魑魅 (chīmèi). Categories (topical): Mythology Derived forms: 山魑, 魑魅 (chīmèi), 魑魅魍魎 (chīmèi wǎngliǎng), 魑魅魍魉 (chīmèi wǎngliǎng)

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      "zh-pron": "chī"
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    },
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    },
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
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    {
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "qi¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/",
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