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妖怪

Mandarin · pinyin yāo guài

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jiu2 gwaai3

Cantonese word readings for 妖怪. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

jiu2 gwaai3

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(usually in Chinese mythology) supernatural being; monster; demon; strange apparition; spirit; goblin