10 Halloween monsters in chinese

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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.

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