魑魅

魑魅

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chīmèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄔ ㄇㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci¹ mei⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chīmèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄇㄟˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chymey
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci¹ mei⁶
    • Yale: chī meih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi¹ mei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi¹ méi⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ mei̯²²/

Noun

魑魅

1. evil spirit; demon

Derived terms

魑魅魍魎／魑魅魍魉 (chīmèi wǎngliǎng)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
魑	魅
Hyōgaiji	Grade: S
Irregular

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
  • IPA^(key): [sɨᵝta̠ma̠]

Noun

魑魅 (hiragana すたま, rōmaji sutama)

1. a spirit or demon
   • 931–938, Wamyō Ruijushō, book 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
Hyōgaiji	Grade: S
Irregular

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) すだま [sùdámá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [sɨᵝda̠ma̠]

Noun

魑魅 (hiragana すだま, rōmaji sudama)

1. a spirit or demon
   • 931–938, Wamyō Ruijushō, book 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 Hyōgaiji	み Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ち​み [chíꜜmì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [t͡ɕimʲi]

Noun

魑魅 (hiragana ちみ, rōmaji chimi)

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

Derived terms

• 魑 (ち)魅 (み)魍 (もう)魎 (りょう) (chimimōryō)

Related terms

• 魔 (ま)魅 (み) (mami)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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