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yāo

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yāo
  1. 1.goblin
  2. 2.witch
  3. 3.devil
  4. 4.bewitching
  5. 5.enchanting
  6. 6.monster
  7. 7.phantom
  8. 8.demon

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  1. 1.abnormal or bizarre thing or phenomenon
  2. 2.demon; goblin
  3. 3.evil and fraudulent
  4. 4.gorgeous; beautiful; charming
  5. 5.bizarrely dressed or behaving frivolously
  6. 6.yuck! (used in place of its near-homophone 屌 (diu2))

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *qrow): semantic 女 + phonetic 夭 (OC *qoːwʔ, *qrow, *qrowʔ).

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