妖精

Chinese

		goblin; witch; devil goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom	energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient
trad. (妖精)		妖	精
simp. #(妖精)		妖	精

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yāojīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu² zing¹, jiu¹ zing¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yêu-chîn
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): iau-chiⁿ / iau-chiaⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): iou¹ zian¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yāojīng → yāojing (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄥ → ㄧㄠ ˙ㄐㄧㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yaoji̊ng
    • Wade–Giles: yao¹-ching⁵
    • Yale: yāu-jing
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iau.jing
    • Palladius: яоцзин (jaoczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/ → /jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥iŋ²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jiu² zing¹, jiu¹ zing¹
    • Yale: yíu jīng, yīu jīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu² dzing¹, jiu¹ dzing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu² jing¹, yiu¹ jing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯³⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/, /jiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yêu-chîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: ieu´ jin´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yeu¹ jin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯eu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sin²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yêu-chîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)ieu´ jin´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yeu¹ jin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯eu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sin²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iau-chiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: iau-tsinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iaucvy
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iau³³ t͡sĩ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iau-chiaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: iau-tsiann
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iaucviaf
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /iau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siã⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: iou¹ zian¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iou tsiaⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iou³³⁻²³ t͡sĩã³³/

Noun

妖精

1. magical creature or being
2. evil spirit
3. alluring woman

Synonyms

• (evil spirit):

• 凶煞 (xiōngshà) (literally or figuratively)
• 凶神 (xiōngshén) (literally or figuratively)
• 妖 (yāo)
• 妖孽 (yāoniè)
• 妖怪 (yāoguài)
• 妖物 (yāowù)
• 妖鬼 (yāoguǐ)
• 妖魔 (yāomó)
• 孽 (niè) (literary, or in compounds)
• 怪物 (guàiwu)
• 惡魔／恶魔 (èmó) (literally or figuratively)
• 煞 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 煞神 (shàshén) (literary, literally or figuratively)
• 精怪 (jīngguài)
• 精靈／精灵 (jīnglíng)
• 邪魔 (xiémó)
• 魔 (mó) (literary, or in compounds)
• 魔障 (mózhàng) (Buddhism)
• 魔鬼 (móguǐ) (literally or figuratively)

 

Derived terms

• 小妖精 (xiǎoyāojīng)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
妖	精
よう Grade: S	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

From Chinese 妖精 (yāojīng).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よーせー [yòóséé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

妖(よう)精(せい) • (yōsei) ^{←えうせい (eusei)?}

1. a fay; a fairy
   • 1999 August 26, “フェアリー・ドラゴン [Fairy Dragon]”, in BOOSTER 4, Konami:

     妖(よう)精(せい)の中(なか)では意(い)外(がい)と強(つよ)い、とてもきれいなドラゴンの妖(よう)精(せい)。

     Yōsei no naka de wa igai to tsuyoi, totemo kirei na doragon no yōsei.

     A very pretty dragon fairy that is surprisingly strong for a fairy.

   • Kore Yamazaki, “第1篇　April showers bring May flowers. [第1篇　April showers bring May flowers., Composition 1: April showers bring May flowers.]”, in 魔法使いの嫁(The Ancient Magus Bride) (魔法使いの嫁(The Ancient Magus Bride)), volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Mag Garden, page 23:

     …妖(よう)精(せい)？

     …Yōsei?

     …Fairies?

     アタシたちは人(にん)間(げん)の言(こと)葉(ば)で言(い)うなら確(たし)かに《妖(よう)精(せい)》だけどン　でもそんな無(ぶ)粋(すい)な言(こと)葉(ば)で呼(よ)んだらダメよン

     Atashi-tachi wa ningen no kotoba de iu nara tashika ni《yōsei》dakedon Demo sonna busui na kotoba de yondara dame yon

     We are indeed known to humans as ‘fairies’, but that word is a little demeaning-ng.

     そうそう！《お隣(となり)さん》とか《良(い)い友(とも)達(だち)》とか

     Sō sō!《Otonari-san》toka《ii tomodachi》toka

     True true! Call us ‘neighbors’ or ‘good friends’ instead.

Korean

Hanja in this term
妖	精

Noun

妖精 • (yojeong) (hangeul 요정)

1. Hanja form^? of 요정 (“fairy”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
妖	精

Noun

妖精

1. chữ Hán form of yêu tinh (“evil spirit”).