妖 yāo
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yāo
noun
goblin; witch; devil; monster; demon
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Mythology
Notes: For example, the title of the movie 妖猫传 'Legend of the Demon Cat' (Guoyu '妖' n) -
yāo
adjective
lovely; charming
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 妩媚 (Guoyu '妖' adj 1) -
yāo
adjective
strange; weird; supernatural
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 奇怪 (Guoyu '妖' adj 2; Unihan '妖') -
yāo
adjective
unusual; magical; viṣama
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: viṣama, Japanese: you (BCSD '妖', p. 356; MW 'viṣama'; SH '妖', p. 234; Unihan '妖')
Contained in
- 傲慢之妖 the demon of pride
- 妖发为精(妖發為精) the demon springs forth as the spirit
Also contained in
妖艳 、 妖调 、 降妖 、 妖冶 、 小妖精 、 妖怪 、 妖氛 、 人妖 、 小妖 、 照妖镜 、 妖术师 、 妖猫传 、 妖道 、 走妖魔 、 妖术 、 妖孽 、 妖邪 、 镇妖 、 妖女 、 屠妖节 、 蓝色妖姬 、 斩妖 、 口袋妖怪 、 妖妇 、 妖人 、 平妖传 、 妖气 、 妖言 、 妖孽亦先见 、 妖姬 、 妖风 、 妖言惑众 、 妖魔鬼怪 、 妖物 、 妖魔 、 兴妖作怪 、 妖媚 、 妖精 、 妖娆
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Truncated for common words
- Chapter 2: Thinking about Positioning for Advantage - Fox Demons and Hobgoblins 卷二 往好處想 ■狐妖鬼怪 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 9 - Thinking about Positioning for Advantage 《人間萬事9－往好處去想》 — count: 16
- A Buddhist View of Supernatural Powers 佛教對神通的看法 Humanistic Buddhism Series 7 - Dharma and Doctrine 《人間佛教系列7－佛法與義理》 — count: 4
- Buddhism and Supernatural Powers 佛教與神通 Buddhism Series 8 - Use of the Teachings 《佛教叢書8－教用》 — count: 2
- Hsing Yun Diary 11 - The Heart of a Bodhisattva 星雲日記11～菩薩情懷 菩薩情懷(1991/6/1~6/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 2
- A Story about Personal Practice of Buddhism at Home 孛--一個人間佛教實行家的故事 Buddhism Series 10 - Humanistic Buddhism 《佛教叢書10－人間佛教》 — count: 2
- 1. China - Three Doctrines, One Family Master Zibo 壹、中國 ■三教一家紫柏大師 Buddhism Series 4 - Disciples 《佛教叢書4－弟子》 — count: 2
- Scroll 1: The Essentials of Handling Affairs - Levels of Leaders 卷一 處事之要 領導人的層次 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 8 - Conditions for Success 《星雲法語8－成功的條件》 — count: 2
- Volume 8: Buddhism and Study about the World - Class 3: Buddhism and Supernatural Powers 第八冊 佛教與世學 第三課 佛教與神通 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 2
- Chapter 2: Thinking about Positioning for Advantage - Flowers 卷二 往好處想 ■花 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 9 - Thinking about Positioning for Advantage 《人間萬事9－往好處去想》 — count: 1
- Lecture 2: Chinese Monasteries 第二講‧中土叢林 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》 — count: 1
Collocations
- 妖通 (妖通) 妖通等五種 — Humanistic Buddhism Series 7 - Dharma and Doctrine 《人間佛教系列7－佛法與義理》, A Buddhist View of Supernatural Powers 佛教對神通的看法 — count: 8
- 妖里 (妖裡) 妖里妖氣 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 4 - A Life of Pluses and Minuses 《迷悟之間(四)生命的密碼》, To Look at Both Sides 凡事看兩面 — count: 4
- 狐妖 (狐妖) 狐妖鬼怪 — Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 9 - Thinking about Positioning for Advantage 《人間萬事9－往好處去想》, Chapter 2: Thinking about Positioning for Advantage - Fox Demons and Hobgoblins 卷二 往好處想 ■狐妖鬼怪 — count: 3
- 妖鬼怪 (妖鬼怪) 狐妖鬼怪 — Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 9 - Thinking about Positioning for Advantage 《人間萬事9－往好處去想》, Chapter 2: Thinking about Positioning for Advantage - Fox Demons and Hobgoblins 卷二 往好處想 ■狐妖鬼怪 — count: 3
- 妖僧 (妖僧) 有人說他是妖僧 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, Hong Kong 香港 — count: 3
- 妖书 (妖書) 妖書事件 — Buddhism Series 4 - Disciples 《佛教叢書4－弟子》, 1. China - Three Doctrines, One Family Master Zibo 壹、中國 ■三教一家紫柏大師 — count: 3
- 国妖 (國妖) 國妖也 — Hsing Yun Dharma Words 8 - Conditions for Success 《星雲法語8－成功的條件》, Scroll 1: The Essentials of Handling Affairs - Levels of Leaders 卷一 處事之要 領導人的層次 — count: 2
- 妖态 (妖態) 戰遮女打扮成妊婦的妖態 — Buddhism Series 3 - The Buddha 《佛教叢書3－佛陀》, Persecution by Other Religions (Cause and Effect) 外道迫害(因果) — count: 2