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Chinese
goblin; witch; devil
goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom
energy; perfect; excellent
energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient
trad. (妖精 )
妖
精
simp. # (妖精 )
妖
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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
References
郭启熹 , editor (2016 ), “妖精 ”, in 龙岩方言词典 LONGYAN FANGYAN CIDIAN (overall work in Min Nan and Mandarin), Xiamen: 鷺江出版社 , →ISBN , page 271 .
Japanese
Etymology
From Chinese 妖精 (yāojīng ).
Pronunciation
Noun
妖( よう ) 精( せい ) • (yōsei ) ←えうせい ( eusei ) ?
a fay ; a fairy
1999 August 26, “フェアリー・ドラゴン ”, in BOOSTER 4 , Konami :
妖( よう ) 精( せい ) の中( なか ) では意( い ) 外( がい ) と強( つよ ) い、とてもきれいなドラゴンの妖( よう ) 精( せい ) 。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.
…妖( よう ) 精( せい ) ? …Yōsei ? …Fairies? アタシたちは人( にん ) 間( げん ) の言( こと ) 葉( ば ) で言( い ) うなら確( たし ) かに《妖( よう ) 精( せい ) 》だけどン でもそんな無( ぶ ) 粋( すい ) な言( こと ) 葉( ば ) で呼( よ ) 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( となり ) さん》とか《良( い ) い友( とも ) 達( だち ) 》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 ” )