GHOST    鬼鬼

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Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for all manner of ghosts is guǐ 鬼. 2. Bù ruò 不若 are ghosts of the wicked kind.
黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006 SACRIFICE 20. 鬼，暗中害人的鬼怪，通稱。 精，指年深歲久植物及無生命之物所化之動物或人，動物所化之人。 妖，古稱一切反常怪異的事物或現象；漢魏六朝之後可特指動物或植物變成的精怪，或能害人；明清多見，多為能害人的怪物。 怪，指奇異的事物，同時可特指怪物，側重不常見或從未見過的。 靈，晉代、唐宋以來可指鬼怪。魅，物老變成的精怪。
Modern Chinese Criteria
鬼 鬼物 鬼魂 死鬼 異物 陰魂 幽魂 幽靈 亡靈 亡魂 鬼魂 屈死鬼 枉死鬼 冤鬼 冤魂 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
See also
  • DEITIESDEITIES.For an extensive list of designations for deified persons, gods and spirits see R. Matthieu 1983, vol. 2, pp. 1051 - 1071.
  • DEVILWICKED DEITY.
Hypernym
    Other Hypernyms
    • Not defined　 (anc: 2/0, child: 203)
    • PRIME　 (anc: 1/0, child: 2)
    • 　 (anc: 0/0, child: 0)
    • SOULnew-e986eddd-e821-4d68-86ed-dde8216d681c　MIND:mental/psychological ORGAN OF THE HUMAN. (anc: 3/0, child: 1)
    • Not defined　 (anc: 2/0, child: 203)
    • PRIME　 (anc: 1/0, child: 2)
    • SOUL　MIND:mental/psychological ORGAN OF THE HUMAN. (anc: 4/0, child: 1)
    • ORGAN　BODY PART used for BASIC FUNCTIONS of LIFE. (anc: 3/0, child: 16)
    • Not defined　 (anc: 2/0, child: 203)
  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    GHOST

    spectrum refers to the apparition of a departed spirit, as a supernatural appearance.

    mostellum refers to the apparition of a departed spirit as a horrible vision.

    manes refers to the apparition of a departed spirit as a positve good spirit.

    lemures refers to an apparition as that of a hobgoblin.

  • "Sachwoerterbuch zum Alten China" ( UNGER SACH) p.

    TOTENGEISTER

  • Encyclopedia of Religion ( JONES 2005) p.

    GHOSTS, GHOST DANCE

  • Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology ( BARNARD AND SPENCER 2002) p.

    GHOST DANCE

  • Democritus Ridens ( WEBER 1857) p. 3.333

    • Words (6 items)

    鬼  guǐ OC: kulʔ MC: kɨi 24 Attributions

    The current general word for all manner of ghosts is guǐ 鬼.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 神/DEITY Shén 神refers to the ethereal supernatural spirits of all kinds, primarily associated with heaven, but the word also refers to a righteous person who turns into such a spirit after death.
    • Oppos: 神/DEITY Shén 神refers to the ethereal supernatural spirits of all kinds, primarily associated with heaven, but the word also refers to a righteous person who turns into such a spirit after death.

      Syntactic words
    • nabmetaphysicalghost of a deceased person or creature, spirit of a feature of nature
    • nab{PRED}be a ghostDS
    阿修羅  ā xiū luó OC: qlaal sqlɯw b-raal MC: ʔɑ sɨu lɑ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPbuddhistBUDDH: demigod, demon (the third form of existence within the liùdào 六道 Six Destinations); SANSKRIT asura This refers to evil spirits hotile to gods; within Buddhism there are conflicting notions of this kind of demons. On the one hand they are occasionally described as being one of the protecting deities of the Buddhist teachings, on the other hand sometimes described as the enenmy of the gods (tian1 天 and there sometimes referred to as 'non-gods' fēitiān 非天 )
    鬼魅  guǐ mèi OC: kulʔ mrɯds MC: kɨi mi 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPnonreferentialghosts and spirits of all kinds
    餓鬼  è guǐ OC: ŋaals kulʔ MC: ŋɑ kɨi 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPbuddhistBUDDH: hungry ghost (the fifth form of existence within the liùdào 六道 Six Destinations); SANSKRIT preta; PALI peta The original meaning of preta is 'deceased' and the word can also refer to the spirit of dead. Since the dead cannot supply themselves with food they are dependent on the offerings made by the living. In order to escape the wreth of the hugry ghosts, the living and descendents have to perform oblatory services
    鬼子  guǐ zǐ OC: kulʔ sklɯʔ MC: kɨi tsɨ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPderogatoryghost, evil spirit, demon
    不若  bù ruò OC: pɯʔ njaɡ MC: pi̯ut ȵi̯ɐk 0 Attributions

    Bù ruò 不若 are ghosts of the wicked kind.

      Syntactic words
    • NP[adN]ghosts of the wicked kind