xī xuè guǐ

吸血鬼 (xī xuè guǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “leech; bloodsucking vermin; vampire (translated European notion)”.

Meanings

  1. 1leech
  2. 2bloodsucking vermin
  3. 3vampire (translated European notion)
  4. 4fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers

Characters in 吸血鬼

吸xī · to breathe血xuè · blood鬼guǐ · disembodied spirit; ghost; devil

Related words

血blood血see 血[xue4]鬼disembodied spirit; ghost; devil呼吸to breathe见鬼absurd吸to breathe吸引to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate魔鬼devil鬼魂ghost血液blood吸毒to take drugs流血to bleed

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