妖

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

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Words Containing 妖

• 妖怪 妖怪 yāo guài: monster
• 人妖 人妖 rén yāo: transvestite
• 口袋妖怪 口袋妖怪 kǒu dài yāo guài: Pokémon (Japanese media franchise)
• 妖人 妖人 yāo rén: magician
• 妖冶 妖冶 yāo yě: pretty and flirtatious
• 妖女 妖女 yāo nǚ: beautiful woman
• 妖姬 妖姬 yāo jī: (literary) beauty (usually of a maid or concubine)
• 妖妇 妖妇 yāo fù: witch (esp. European)
• 妖媚 妖媚 yāo mèi: seductive
• 妖娆 妖娆 yāo ráo: enchanting
• 妖孽 妖孽 yāo niè: evildoer
• 妖气 妖气 yāo qì: sinister appearance
• 妖物 妖物 yāo wù: monster
• 妖精 妖精 yāo jing: evil spirit
• 妖艳 妖艳 yāo yàn: pretty and flirtatious
• 妖术 妖术 yāo shù: sorcery
• 妖术师 妖术师 yāo shù shī: warlock
• 妖言 妖言 yāo yán: heresy
• 妖言惑众 妖言惑众 yāo yán huò zhòng: to mislead the public with rumors (idiom)
• 妖邪 妖邪 yāo xié: evil monster
• 妖风 妖风 yāo fēng: evil wind
• 妖魔 妖魔 yāo mó: demon
• 妖魔化 妖魔化 yāo mó huà: to demonize
• 妖魔鬼怪 妖魔鬼怪 yāo mó guǐ guài: demons and ghosts
• 小妖 小妖 xiǎo yāo: small demon
• 小妖精 小妖精 xiǎo yāo jīng: goblin
• 屠妖节 屠妖节 tú yāo jié: Deepavali (Hindu festival)
• 照妖镜 照妖镜 zhào yāo jìng: magic mirror for revealing goblins
• 兴妖作怪 兴妖作怪 xīng yāo zuò guài: lit. to summon demons to create havoc (idiom)
• 蓝色妖姬 蓝色妖姬 lán sè yāo jī: blue rose
• 镇妖 镇妖 zhèn yāo: to drive away evil spirits
• 降妖 降妖 xiáng yāo: to subdue monsters