xiāo
魈
mountain demon; mandrill
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a legendary one-footed mountain demon or elf; mandrill
Almost always used in the compound 山魈 (shān xiāo). In zoology, 山魈 refers to the mandrill, a large West African monkey. In folklore, it refers to a malevolent mountain spirit.
Shān山
xiāo魈
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
chuán传
shuō说
zhōng中
de的
shān山
guài怪
。
The shanxiao is a legendary mountain demon.
Shān山
xiāo魈
de的
liǎn脸
zhǎng长
de得
fēi非
cháng常
tè特
bié别
。
The mandrill has a very distinctive face.
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Gǔ古
rén人
rèn认
wéi为
shān山
zhōng中
yǒu有
xiāo魈
。
Ancient people believed there were demons in the mountains.