鬼畜

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Chinese

ghost; sly; crafty
to raise (animals); livestock; domesticated animal
to raise (animals); livestock; domesticated animal; domestic animal
 
trad. (鬼畜)
simp. #(鬼畜)

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Etymology 1

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Blend of 餓鬼饿鬼 (èguǐ) + 畜生 (chùsheng).

Noun

鬼畜

  1. (Buddhism) preta and beast

Etymology 2

Popularized by the Chinese title, “最终鬼畜蓝蓝路” (“Final Demon Ran-Ran-Rū”), of a Japanese MAD video, 「M.C.ドナルドはダンスに夢中なのか?最終鬼畜道化師ドナルド・M」 (“M.C. Donald Was Obsessed with Dance? Final Demon Clown Ronald M.”).[1]

Noun

鬼畜

  1. (Internet slang, especially ACG) a kind of MAD video primarily featuring excessive repetitions from one or multiple source materials to achieve parodic effect; analogous to YouTube poop.
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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
ちく
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

Blend of 餓鬼 +‎ 畜生.

Pronunciation

Noun

()(ちく) (kichiku

  1. (Buddhism) preta and beast
  2. demon and beast
  3. a person who acts like a demon or a beast
    ()(ちく)のような(やつ)だ。
    Kichiku no yō na yatsu da.
    He acted like a beast.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN