魑魅魍魎

See also: 魑魅魍魉

Chinese

		evil spirit; demon	demons and monsters; light part of a shadow
trad. (魑魅魍魎)		魑魅	魍魎
simp. (魑魅魍魉)		魑魅	魍魉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chīmèi wǎngliǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄇㄟˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ci¹ mei⁶ mong⁵ loeng⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chīmèi wǎngliǎng [Phonetic: chīmèiwángliǎng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄇㄟˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chihmèi wǎngliǎng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻih¹-mei⁴ wang³-liang³
  - Yale: chr̄-mèi wǎng-lyǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chymey woangleang
  - Palladius: чимэй ванлян (čimɛj vanljan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ci¹ mei⁶ mong⁵ loeng⁵
  - Yale: chī meih móhng léuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsi¹ mei⁶ mong⁵ loeng⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: qi¹ méi⁶ mong⁵ lêng⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ mei̯²² mɔːŋ¹³ lœːŋ¹³/

Idiom

魑魅魍魎

the four demons chi, mei, wang and liang; demons and monsters of all kinds
- 藜蓧稂莠，化為善草。魑魅魍魎，更成虎士。雖實國家威靈之所加，亦信元帥臨履之所致也。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  藜𦰏稂莠，化为善草。魑魅魍魉，更成虎士。虽实国家威灵之所加，亦信元帅临履之所致也。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: 234, 薛綜,《移諸葛恪等勞軍》
  Líyóu lángyǒu, huàwéi shàncǎo. Chīmèiwǎngliǎng, gèng chéng hǔshì. Suī shí guójiā wēilíng zhī suǒ jiā, yì xìn yuánshuài línlǚ zhī suǒ zhì yě. [Pinyin]
  Once they were weeds, detrimental to crops, and now they have abandoned evils, done good and brought benefits to people. Previously, they were devils and monsters, yet now they have proved to be courageous soldiers. Indeed, it is an achievement that the powerful government acquired, but surely the general commander's practical operations did a great favour.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (魑魅魍魎):

→ Japanese: 魑魅魍魎(ちみもうりょう) (chimimōryō)
→ Korean: 이매망량(魑魅魍魎) (imaemangnyang)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
魑	魅	魍	魎
ち Hyōgai	み Grade: S	もう Hyōgai	りょう Hyōgai
on'yomi	goon		kan'on

Etymology

Borrowing from Chinese 魑魅魍魎 / 魑魅魍魉 (chīmèi wǎngliǎng), equivalent to 魑(ち)魅(み) (chimi, “mountain and forest monsters”) + 魍(もう)魎(りょう) (mōryō, “mountain, stream, and tree spirits”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちみ・もーりょー [chíꜜmì mòóryóó] (Atamadaka + Heiban – [1]-[0])^[1]

(Tokyo) ちみもーりょー [chíꜜmì mòòryòò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕimʲi mo̞ːɾʲo̞ː]

Noun

魑(ち)魅(み)魍(もう)魎(りょう) • (chimimōryō) ^{←ちみまうりやう (timimauryau)^?}

the various monsters and spirits (of the forests, mountains, and rivers)

See also

怪(かい)物(ぶつ) (kaibutsu)
化(ば)け物(もの) (bakemono)
妖(よう)怪(かい) (yōkai)
妖(よう)怪(かい)変(へん)化(げ) (yōkai henge)

See also

魑魅魍魎 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
chimimōryō on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN