辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 鬼怕恶人 鬼怕惡人 guǐ pà è rén lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too / an evil person fears someone even more evil (idiom) 貔貅 pí xiū mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail / also written 辟邪 / fig. valiant soldier syn 蛇 shé snake / serpent / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 八岐大蛇 bā qí dà shé Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan) 蛇雕 蛇鵰 shé diāo (bird species of China) crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela) 善恶 善惡 shàn è good and evil / good versus evil 邪气 邪氣 xié qì evil influence / unhealthy trend / (a person's) evil air / aura of wickedness / (TCM) pathogenic energy (opposite: 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4], vital energy) syn 邪念 xié niàn wicked idea / evil thought / evil desire syn 奸计 奸計 jiān jì evil plan / evil schemes syn 钟馗 鐘馗 zhōng kuí Zhong Kui (mythological figure, supposed to drive away evil spirits) / (fig.) a person with the courage to fight against evil 余孽 餘孽 yú niè remaining evil element / surviving members (of an evil former regime) / dregs (of a colonial administration) syn 恶贯满盈 惡貫滿盈 è guàn mǎn yíng lit. strung through and filled with evil (idiom) / filled with extreme evil / replete with vice / guilty of monstrous crimes syn 以德报怨 以德報怨 yǐ dé bào yuàn to return good for evil (idiom) / to requite evil with good syn 以毒攻毒 yǐ dú gōng dú to cure ills with poison (TCM) / to fight evil with evil / set a thief to catch a thief / to fight fire with fire 狐狸尾巴 hú li wěi ba lit. fox's tail (idiom) / visible sign of evil intentions / to reveal one's evil nature / evidence that reveals the villain syn 孽畜 niè chù evil creature (multipurpose curse) / evil domestic animal 彰善癉惡 彰善瘅恶 zhāng shàn dàn è to distinguish good and evil (idiom) / to uphold virtue and condemn evil / to praise good and expose vice 彰善瘅恶 彰善癉惡 zhāng shàn dàn è to distinguish good and evil (idiom) / to uphold virtue and condemn evil / to praise good and expose vice syn 金刚 金剛 jīn gāng diamond / (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon) / guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography) syn 怪兽 怪獸 guài shòu rare animal / mythical animal / monster 伏羲 fú xī Fuxi, legendary Chinese emperor, trad. 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping and writing 扶桑 fú sāng Fusang, mythical island of ancient literature, often interpreted as Japan syn 神话故事 神話故事 shén huà gù shi mythical story / myth 姜子牙 薑子牙 jiāng zǐ yá Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] 神马 神馬 shén mǎ mythical horse / Internet slang for 什麼|什么[shen2 me5] 香巴拉 xiāng bā lā Shambhala, mythical place (Buddhism, Hinduism) 离 chī mythical beast (archaic) syn 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) syn 精卫填海 精衛填海 jīng wèi tián hǎi lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom) / futile ambition / task of Sisyphus / determination in the face of impossible odds syn 禹 yǔ Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods / surname Yu 舜 shùn Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader 鸾 鸞 luán mythical bird related to phoenix syn 羲 xī same as Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2xi1], a mythical emperor / surname Xi 夔 kuí one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology / Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing / Chinese rain god / surname Kui 狻 suān (mythical animal) 鲧 鯀 gǔn Gun, mythical father of Yu the Great 大禹[Da4 Yu3] 虺 huǐ mythical venomous snake 蜮 yù mythical creature / toad / worm 獍 jìng a mythical animal that eats its mother 鹣 鶼 jiān mythical bird with one eye and one wing / see also 鰈鶼|鲽鹣[die2 jian1] 貔 pí see 貔貅[pi2 xiu1], composite mythical animal (originally 貔 was the male) syn 貅 xiū see 貔貅[pi2 xiu1], composite mythical animal (originally 貅 was the female) 鷫 sù (ominous mythical bird) / teal 鯀 gǔn variant of 鮌|鲧 / Gun, mythical father of Yu the Great 大禹 大禹 dà yǔ Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC) mythical leader who tamed the floods 豸 zhì worm-like invertebrate / mythical animal (see 獬豸[xie4 zhi4]) / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 153) 亃 lín mythical animal, said to have yellow body and white tail 伏羲氏 fú xī shì Fuxi or Fu Hsi, legendary Chinese emperor 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping, and writing 四灵 四靈 sì líng four divinities / four divine emperors / four mythical creatures symbolic of prosperity and longevity, namely the phoenix 鳳|凤[feng4], turtle 龜|龟[gui1], dragon 龍|龙[long2] and Chinese unicorn 麒麟[qi2 lin2] / also 四象[si4 xiang4], the four division of the sky 大鹏鸟 大鵬鳥 dà péng niǎo roc (mythical bird of prey) 情急了 qíng jí liǎo mythical talking bird / mynah bird 猳 jiā mythical ape / variant of 豭[jia1] 猳国 猳國 jiā guó name of mythical ape 獬豸 xiè zhì Xiezhi, mythical Chinese unicorn 玄圃 xuán pǔ mythical fairyland on Kunlun Mountain 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2] 甪端 lù duān Luduan, mythical Chinese beast able to detect the truth 百度十大神兽 百度十大神獸 bǎi dù shí dà shén shòu The Baidu 10 Mythical Creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC internet censorship) 秦吉了 qín jí liǎo mythical talking bird / mynah bird 驺虞 騶虞 zōu yú zouyu (mythical animal) / official in charge of park animals / name of an archaic ceremonial tune 鹏鸟 鵬鳥 péng niǎo roc (mythical bird of prey) / great talent 鹣鹣 鶼鶼 jiān jiān lit. a pair of mythical birds who depend on each other / fig. an inseparable couple 龙门 龍門 lóng mén Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州[Hui4 zhou1], Guangdong / mythical Dragon gate where a carp can transform into a dragon 狴犴 bì àn (literary) mythical creature resembling a tiger whose image was painted on prison doors / (literary) prison 斯芬克司 sī fēn kè sī Sphinx (Egyptian mythical beast) 十大神兽 十大神獸 shí dà shén shòu the Baidu 10 mythical creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC Internet censorship) 嫏嬛 láng huán mythical place where the Celestial Emperor stores his books / (fig.) library 琅嬛 láng huán mythical fairy realm 叒 ruò old variant of 若[ruo4] / obedient / ancient mythical tree 猵狙 piàn jū mythical beast similar to an ape with dog's head 鹔鹴 鷫鸘 sù shuāng green, long-necked mythical bird 水猴子 shuǐ hóu zi mythical monster that preys on swimmers 犼 hǒu mythical man-eating creature resembling a dog 𬸚𬸦 鸑鷟 yuè zhuó (literary) mythical bird similar to a phoenix / (archaic) waterbird similar to a large duck 恶意 惡意 è yì malice / evil intention syn 邪恶 邪惡 xié è sinister / vicious / wicked / evil syn 罪恶 罪惡 zuì è crime / evil / sin syn 妖精 yāo jing evil spirit / alluring woman syn 魔王 mó wáng devil king / evil person syn 霸道 bà dào the Way of the Hegemon / abbr. for 霸王之道 / despotic rule / rule by might / evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道 / overbearing / tyranny / (of liquor, medicine etc) strong / potent syn 恶性 惡性 è xìng malignant / wicked / vicious (circle) / producing evil / rapid (decline) / runaway (inflation) syn 邪教 xié jiào evil cult 恶人 惡人 è rén evil person / vile creature / villain / (archaic) ugly person syn 鬼魅 guǐ mèi demon / evil spirit syn 暗喜 àn xǐ hidden smile / smirk / to rejoice covertly / secret satisfaction concerning one's evil plans syn 狞笑 獰笑 níng xiào to laugh nastily / evil grin 奸笑 jiān xiào evil smile / sinister smile syn 弊病 bì bìng malady / evil / malpractice / drawback / disadvantage syn 恶势力 惡勢力 è shì li evil forces / criminals elements syn 恶势力 惡勢力 è shì lì evil forces / criminal elements syn 万恶 萬惡 wàn è everything that is evil syn 恶果 惡果 è guǒ evil consequence / retribution (in Buddhism) syn 阴风 陰風 yīn fēng chill wind / (fig.) evil wind syn 憎恶 憎惡 zēng è to hate evil syn 作恶 作惡 zuò è to do evil syn 恶行 惡行 è xíng evil or wicked conduct syn 恶鬼 惡鬼 è guǐ evil spirit / devil syn 魔掌 mó zhǎng the power of sb or sth evil / the clutches (of a bad person etc) syn 豺狼 chái láng jackal and wolf / ravenous wolf / fig. evil person / vicious tyrant syn 