"魑魅魍魎" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

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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