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妖魔鬼怪

Mandarin · pinyin yāo mó guǐ guài

(idiom) all kinds of evil spirits or malevolent beings

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妖: yāo · strange, weird, supernatural
魔: mó · demon, evil spirits; magic power
鬼: guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
怪: guài · strange, unusual, peculiar

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1–2–3–4 · yao1 mo2 gui3 guai4

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(idiomatic) monsters of all kinds; all demons and ghosts
(figurative) all forces of evil

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