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钟馗

Zhōng Kuídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Zhong Kui (mythological figure, supposed to drive away evil spirits) / (fig.) a person with the courage to fight against evil
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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-f61ef3860f7ad53b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

鍾馗 钟馗 [Zhong1 Kui2] /Zhong Kui (mythological figure, supposed to drive away evil spirits)/(fig.) a person with the courage to fight against evil/

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Other forms in these source records: 鍾馗

  • 钟
    zhōng

    handleless cup / goblet / (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc) / a (large) bell (CL:架[jià]) / clock (CL:座[zuò]) / amount of time / o'clock (CL:點|点[diǎn],分[fēn],秒[miǎo]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[sān diǎn zhōng] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wǔ fēn zhōng] "five minutes" etc)

    Zhōng

    surname Zhong

  • 馗
    kuí

    cheekbone / crossroads / high

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.