demons and monsters; various evil forces
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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demons and monsters; evil spirits; fig. evil people or forces of all kinds
Originally refers to supernatural evil creatures in mythology; commonly used metaphorically to describe evil people, corrupt forces, or harmful ideologies in society.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
sǎo扫
chú除
yī一
qiè切
yāo妖
mó魔
guǐ鬼
guài怪
。
We must sweep away all demons and monsters.
Zài在
shén神
huà话
gù故
shi事
lǐ里
，
yīng英
xióng雄
zǒng总
yào要
zhàn战
shèng胜
yāo妖
mó魔
guǐ鬼
guài怪
。
In fairy tales, the hero always has to defeat demons and monsters.
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Shè社
huì会
shàng上
cún存
zài在
zhe着
gè各
zhǒng种
gè各
yàng样
de的
yāo妖
mó魔
guǐ鬼
guài怪
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
tí提
gāo高
jǐng警
tì惕
。
There exist all kinds of evil forces in society; we must stay vigilant.
Lǔ鲁
Xùn迅
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
shēn深
kè刻
jiē揭
lù露
le了
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
nà那
xiē些
yāo妖
mó魔
guǐ鬼
guài怪
de的
běn本
zhì质
。
Lu Xun's works profoundly exposed the true nature of those demons and monsters in the old society.