粵

妖jiu2精zing1

jiu2 zing1yāo jing

English

  1. evil spirit
  2. alluring woman
  3. evil spirit, (usually lesser) demon, (traditional, less benevolent interpretation of) fairy

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 有惡意嘅低級超自然生物(量詞:隻)

Examples

  • 妖精呢家嘢只係喺故仔入面存在。

    Such things as fairies exist only in tales.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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