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Seek the names of evil spirits and monsters in Chinese mythology

1, demons and ghosts (evil spirits)

Legend refers to the ghosts in the mountains and forests that can harm people, and by extension, refers to all kinds of bad people.

2, sprites and demons (evil spirits / mountains and rivers)

Legend for the epidemic god, is the son of Zhuan Xu transformed, can be used as a word to indicate the small ghosts and monsters or some bad people.

3. Rakshasa Ghost

Rakshasa, Rakchasa, Arakshasa. It means fearful, speedy ghost, protector. The women are called Rakshasa women and Rakshasas (Sanskrit Rāk?asī, also known as Rakshasas).

4. Kui Niu (Monster)

The Kui Niu has the shape of a cow, with one foot, green and pale in color. When there is a storm, the roar is like thunder and is accompanied by sun and moon like rays.

5. Taotie (Monster/Hungry Beast)

It is shaped like a goat with a human face, with eyes in the armpits and tiger's teeth and hands. Its name is a metaphor for a greedy person, and people generally refer to this kind of person as "Taotie".

6, poor Qi (monster / beast)

Looking like a tiger, with a pair of wings, like to eat people, a vicious beast. It is said that Poor Qi often flew to the scene of fights, ate the reasonable party and bit off the nose of the loyal ones; if someone committed an evil act, Poor Qi would capture the beast and give it to him, and encouraged him to do more evil deeds.