妖邪

Chinese

		goblin; witch; devil goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom	daemonical; iniquitous; nefarious
trad. (妖邪)		妖	邪
simp. ^#(妖邪)		妖	邪

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yāoxié

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠㄒㄧㄝˊ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iau-siâ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yāoxié
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠㄒㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yaosié
  - Wade–Giles: yao¹-hsieh²
  - Yale: yāu-syé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iaushye
  - Palladius: яосе (jaose)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
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Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iau-siâ
  - Tâi-lô: iau-siâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iausiaa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iau⁴⁴⁻²² sia²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iau³³ sia²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iau⁴⁴⁻²² sia¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iau⁴⁴⁻³³ sia²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iau⁴⁴⁻³³ sia²³/

Adjective

妖邪

(literary) evil; wicked
(literary) abnormal; strange

Noun

妖邪

(literary) sorcery; witchcraft
(literary) evil monster