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精怪
jīng
guài
supernatural being (such as a demon, monster, ghost, spirit, gremlin etc)
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(mythology) demon; spirit
demon; spirit
Wiktionary
鬼神
妖怪
。《
初刻拍案驚奇
.
卷
七
》:「
自是
誅
蕩
精怪
,
掃
馘
凶
妖
,
所在
救人
。」
也
作
「
精靈
」。
重編國語辭典
妖精
;
鬼怪
維基詞典
Entry Composition
1
精
jīng
essence
extract
vitality
energy
semen
sperm
mythical goblin spirit
highly perfected
elite
the pick of sth
proficient (refined ability)
extremely (fine)
selected rice (archaic)
=2
怪
guài
bewildering
odd
strange
uncanny
devil
monster
to wonder at
to blame
quite
rather
=2
怪
guài
variant of
怪
guài
Containing this entry
古靈精怪
gǔ
líng
jīng
guài
(idiom) mischievously clever; whimsically quirky