魑魅魍魎

See also: 魑魅魍魉

Chinese

		evil spirit; demon	demons and monsters; light part of a shadow
trad. (魑魅魍魎)		魑魅	魍魎
simp. (魑魅魍魉)		魑魅	魍魉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chīmèi wǎngliǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄇㄟˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ci¹ mei⁶ mong⁵ loeng⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chīmèi wǎngliǎng [Phonetic: chīmèiwángliǎng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄇㄟˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chymey woangleang
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹ u̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ci¹ mei⁶ mong⁵ loeng⁵
  - Yale: chī meih móhng léuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsi¹ mei⁶ mong⁵ loeng⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: qi¹ méi⁶ mong⁵ lêng⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ mei̯²² mɔːŋ¹³ lœ̽ːŋ¹³/

Idiom

魑魅魍魎

the four demons chi, mei, wang and liang; demons and monsters of all kinds

Japanese

Kanji in this term
魑	魅	魍	魎
ち Hyōgaiji	み Grade: S	もう Hyōgaiji	りょう Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

Borrowing from Chinese 魑魅魍魎, equivalent to 魑 (ち)魅 (み) (chimi, “mountain and forest monsters”) + 魍 (もう)魎 (りょう) (mōryō, “mountain, stream, and tree spirits”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ちみもーりょー [chíꜜmìmòòryòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA^(key): [t͡ɕimʲimo̞ːɾʲo̞ː]

Noun

魑魅魍魎 (hiragana ちみもうりょう, rōmaji chimimōryō, historical hiragana ちみまうりやう)

(folklore, mythology) the various monsters and spirits (of the forests, mountains, and rivers)

See also

怪物 (かいぶつ) (kaibutsu)
化 (ば)け物 (もの) (bakemono)
妖怪 (ようかい) (yōkai)
妖怪 (ようかい)変 (へん)化 (げ) (yōkai henge)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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