殭屍

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See also: 僵尸 and 僵屍

Chinese

stiff (corpse) corpse
trad. (殭屍/僵屍) 殭/僵 屍
simp. (僵尸) 僵 尸
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Pronunciation

Noun

殭屍

  1. stiffened corpse; corpse
  2. (mythology) jiangshi (Chinese “hopping” vampire, ghost, or zombie)
  3. (figurative) walking dead; alive but torpid thing

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Japanese: キョンシー

Japanese

Kanji in this term
殭 屍
きょん
Hyōgai 		しー
Hyōgai
irregular

Noun

殭屍(キョンシー) • (kyonshī) 

  1. Rare spelling of キョンシー (kyonshī, “jiangshi”).

Korean

Hanja in this term
殭屍

Noun

殭屍 • (gangsi) (hangeul 강시)

  1. hanja form? of 강시 (“jiangshi”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
殭屍

Noun

殭屍

  1. chữ Hán form of cương thi (“zombie; undead”).
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