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Chinese
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goblin; witch; devil goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom
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energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient
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trad. (妖精)
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妖
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精
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simp. #(妖精)
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妖
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精
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Pronunciation
Noun
妖精
- magical creature or being
- evil spirit
- alluring woman
Synonyms
- 凶煞 (xiōngshà) (literally or figuratively)
- 凶神 (xiōngshén) (literally or figuratively)
- 妖 (yāo)
- 妖孽 (yāoniè)
- 妖怪 (yāoguài)
- 妖物 (yāowù)
- 妖鬼 (yāoguǐ)
- 妖魔 (yāomó)
- 孽 (niè) (literary, or in compounds)
- 怪物 (guàiwu)
- 惡魔/恶魔 (èmó) (literally or figuratively)
- 煞 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 煞神 (shàshén) (literary, literally or figuratively)
- 精怪 (jīngguài)
- 精靈/精灵 (jīnglíng)
- 邪魔 (xiémó)
- 魔 (mó) (literary, or in compounds)
- 魔障 (mózhàng) (Buddhism)
- 魔鬼 (móguǐ) (literally or figuratively)
Derived terms
Japanese
Etymology
From Chinese 妖精 (yāojīng).
Pronunciation
Noun
妖精 • (yōsei) ←えうせい (eusei)?
- a fay; a fairy
1999 August 26, “フェアリー・ドラゴン [Fairy Dragon]”, in BOOSTER 4, Konami:
- 妖精の中では意外と強い、とてもきれいなドラゴンの妖精。
- Yōsei no naka de wa igai to tsuyoi, totemo kirei na doragon no yōsei.
- A very pretty dragon fairy that is surprisingly strong for a fairy.
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- …妖精?
- …Yōsei?
- …Fairies?
アタシたちは人間の言葉で言うなら確かに《妖精》だけどン でもそんな無粋な言葉で呼んだらダメよン- Atashi-tachi wa ningen no kotoba de iu nara tashika ni《yōsei》dakedon Demo sonna busui na kotoba de yondara dame yon
- We are indeed known to humans as ‘fairies’, but that word is a little demeaning-ng.
そうそう!《お隣さん》とか《良い友達》とか- Sō sō!《Otonari-san》toka《ii tomodachi》toka
- True true! Call us ‘neighbors’ or ‘good friends’ instead.
Korean
Noun
妖精 • (yojeong) (hangeul 요정)
- Hanja form? of 요정 (“fairy”).
Vietnamese
Noun
妖精
- chữ Hán form of yêu tinh (“evil spirit”).