魑魅

Chinese

		mountain elf	demon; magic; to charm
trad. (魑魅)		魑	魅
simp. #(魑魅)		魑	魅
alternative forms		螭魅 螭鬽

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chīmèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄔ ㄇㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci¹ mei⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chīmèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄇㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chihmèi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih¹-mei⁴
    • Yale: chr̄-mèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chymey
    • Palladius: чимэй (čimɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci¹ mei⁶
    • Yale: chī meih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi¹ mei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi¹ méi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ mei̯²²/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 魑魅

1. evil spirit; demon

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
魑	魅
Hyōgai	Grade: S
irregular

Noun

魑魅(すたま) • (sutama) 

1. a spirit or demon
   • 938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō, volume 1, page 44:

     魑魅 山海經云、魑、刃知反、和名須多万。[...]谷川氏曰、須多万、蓋棄魂之義、謂棄不祭之鬼也、鬼類也。

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
魑	魅
Hyōgai	Grade: S
irregular

Noun

魑魅(すだま) • (sudama) 

1. a spirit or demon
   • 938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō, volume 1, page 44:

     魑魅 山海經云、魑、刃知反、和名須多万。[...]谷川氏曰、須多万、蓋棄魂之義、謂棄不祭之鬼也、鬼類也。

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
魑	魅
ち Hyōgai	み Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

魑(ち)魅(み) • (chimi) 

1. a demon formed from the spirit of mountains and forests

Derived terms

• 魑魅魍魎(ちみもうりょう) (chimimōryō)

Related terms

• 魔魅(まみ) (mami)

References

• Minamoto, Shitagō with Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.