yù

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Character · NounTraditional魊

mythical water monster

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Meanings

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1.

noun

mythical creature in water that harms people; water demon

archaic

A legendary monster said to live in water and harm humans by shooting sand at their shadows. Often appears in classical texts and compounds like 鬼魊.

Gǔ古
dài代
chuán传
shuō说
zhōng中
 ，
yù魊
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
duǒ躲
zài在
shuǐ水
zhōng中
hài害
rén人
de的
guǐ鬼
guài怪
 。

In ancient legends, the yu was a ghost that hid in water to harm people.

Guǐ鬼
yù魊
héng横
xíng行
 ，
bǎi百
xìng姓
bù不
dé得
ān安
níng宁
 。

Demons and monsters ran rampant, and the people could not live in peace.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
guài怪
wù物
sú俗
chēng称

This kind of monster is commonly called "yu".