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凶神恶煞

xiōng shén è shàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) fiends / devils / monsters
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-65a0b26936d8c525. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

兇神惡煞 凶神恶煞 [xiong1 shen2 e4 sha4] /(idiom) fiends; devils; monsters/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 兇神惡煞

  • 凶
    xiōng

    terrible / fearful / vicious / fierce / ominous / inauspicious / famine

  • 神
    shén

    god / deity / supernatural / magical / mysterious / spirit / mind / energy / lively / expressive / look / expression / (coll.) awesome / amazing

  • 恶
    ě

    used in 惡心|恶心[ě xīn]

    è

    evil / fierce / vicious / ugly / coarse / to harm

    wù

    to hate / to loathe / ashamed / to fear / to slander

  • 煞
    shā

    to terminate / to cut short / to bring to a stop / to squeeze / to tighten / to damage

    shà

    fiend / demon / very / (Tw) SARS (loanword)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.