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妖魔

妖魔

Chinese

		goblin; witch; devil goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom	devil
simp. and trad. (妖魔)		妖	魔

Noun

妖魔

ghost; monster; demon

Japanese

Kanji in this term
妖	魔
よう Grade: S	ま Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

妖魔 ‎(hiragana ようま, romaji yōma, historical hiragana えうま)

ghost; apparition; monster; demon

Synonyms

妖霊 (ようれい) ‎(yōrei)
妖怪 (ようかい) ‎(yōkai)
あやかし ‎(ayakashi)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yāomó

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠㄇㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu¹ mo¹
Min Nan (POJ): iau-mô͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yāomó
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠㄇㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iaumo
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    妖魔
    幺麼／幺么
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu¹ mo¹
  - Yale: yīu mō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu¹ mo¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯⁵⁵ mɔː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iau-mô͘
  - Tâi-lô: iau-môo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iaumoo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iaʊ³³ mɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ mɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ mɔ²³/