niúguǐshéshén

牛鬼蛇神

Word · Noun

monsters and demons; evil people and ugly things

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

monsters and demons

literary

Literal meaning describing strange and frightening supernatural beings.

Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
niú牛
guǐ鬼
shé蛇
shén神
 ,
qì气
fēn氛
guǐ诡
yì异
 。

This painting is full of monsters and demons, creating an eerie atmosphere.

Gǔ古
dài代
de的
shén神
huà话
gù故
shì事
lǐ里
cháng常
yǒu有
niú牛
guǐ鬼
shé蛇
shén神
chū出
xiàn现
 。

Ancient myths often feature the appearance of monsters and demons.

2.

noun

evil people and ugly things; all sorts of bad elements

derogatory

A metaphor for various evil people, undesirable elements, or ugly phenomena in society.

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
sǎo扫
chú除
shè社
huì会
shàng上
de的
niú牛
guǐ鬼
shé蛇
shén神
 。

We must eliminate all the evil people and ugly things in society.

Zài在
nà那
ge个
nián年
dài代
 ,
xǔ许
duō多
zhī知
shí识
fèn分
zǐ子
bèi被
dǎ打
chéng成
niú牛
guǐ鬼
shé蛇
shén神
 。

In that era, many intellectuals were labeled as evil monsters.

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Zhè这
ge个
zǔ组
zhī织
lǐ里
hùn混
jìn进
le了
bù不
shǎo少
niú牛
guǐ鬼
shé蛇
shén神
 。

Many unsavory characters have infiltrated this organization.