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What will you be dressing as for Halloween? Here are 10 classic monsters in Chinese:
?? [jiangshi]: zombie
Zombies are well known in Chinese legends as well as Western movies.
??? [xixuegui]: vampire
The literal meaning of ??? is “blood-sucking ghost”
?? [langren]: werewolf
Werewolves seldom appear in Chinese mythology — see ??? below for a distinctly Chinese form of shape-shifter.
??? [munaiyi]: mummy
Like werewolves, mummies are not a native Chinese monster but have mainly been imported through Western media.
? [gui]: ghost
Chinese folklore has many tales of ghosts helping or taking revenge on the living.
?? [kulou]: skeleton
Just like in English, a ?? isn’t always a terrifying monster — it can also mean the skeleton inside your body.
?? [nuwu]: witch
Chinese mythology doesn’t draw a line between male and female witches, but many people believed in sorcery and curses until the Qing dynasty.
?? [emo]: demon
In Chinese mythology, if an animal lives long enough it can turn into a demon.
??? [waixingren]: alien
This word usually only refers to intelligent humanoid aliens.
??? [hulijing]: Chinese Were-fox
In Chinese mythology, a ??? (literally “fox spirit”) is a fox that can take the form of a beautiful woman.
