wǎng
蝄
used in 魍魉 (demons)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesbound morpheme
used in the compound 魍魉 (wǎngliǎng), referring to demons, evil spirits, or legendary monsters
Not used independently; almost exclusively appears in the compound 魍魉 (demons) or the four-character idiom 魑魅魍魉 (all kinds of evil spirits). Variants include 蝄 and 𮔊.
Mín民
jiān间
chuán传
shuō说
zhōng中
cháng常
yǒu有
wǎng魍
liǎng魉
hài害
rén人
de的
gù故
shi事
。
Folk legends often contain stories of demons harming people.
Chī魑
mèi魅
wǎng魍
liǎng魉
，
mò莫
néng能
féng逢
zhī之
。
Evil spirits and demons cannot be encountered by the virtuous.
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Nà那
xiē些
chī魑
mèi魅
wǎng魍
liǎng魉
zhōng终
jiù究
huì会
bèi被
zhèng正
yì义
zhàn战
shèng胜
。
Those evil spirits will eventually be defeated by justice.