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魔 [mó]
1. (noun) In religion or myth, refers to an evil spirit that harms lives or confuses people, symbolizing evil forces. Examples: 魔王 (demon king), 魔爪 (demon claw), 魔怪 (demon monster), 魔鬼 (devil), 魔掌 (demon hand), 魔窟 (demon cave), 恶魔 (evil demon), 妖魔 (demonic creature), 病魔 (sickness demon).
2. (adjective) Unusual, strange. Examples: 魔力 (magical power), 魔术 (magic trick), 魔怔 (irregular behavior, resembling a mental illness), 魔法 (magic).
3. (noun) The abbreviated term for "魔罗". In Buddhism, all mental activities that disrupt the mind and body, destroy virtues, and hinder cultivation are referred to as "魔".
4. (word formation): Phonetic and semantic compound. Composed of the character for "鬼" (ghost) and the sound "麻".
5. (synonyms)
- 1: 同本义 (same original meaning) - evil spirit; devil; monster.
- 2: 恶鬼, 怪物 (demon).
引:
- Wang Anshi's poem "南乡子": "I personally descend to defeat the demon and turn the wheel of Dharma."
例:
- 病魔 (sickness demon), 魔道 (Buddhist term referring to the realm of heavenly demons and evil spirits), 魔女 (woman from the demon realm), 魔劫 (predestined disaster), 魔事 (obstacles in achieving enlightenment in Buddhism), 魔天 (demon realm in the heavens), 魔心 (evil heart), 魔浆 (referring to wine, believed in Buddhism to hinder spiritual accomplishments).
2. (noun) Demon, monster.
例:
- 魔媪 (a woman who deceives by pretending to be a spirit and uses sorcery), 魔境 (the realm inhabited by demons), 魔头 (leader of demons; also refers to the head figure of an evil path).
形:
- (adjective) Magical; mystical.
Examples: 魔云 (clouds with demonic energy), 魔眼 (demon's eye), 魔杖 (magic staff).
demons and ghosts / ghouls and bogies
magical / magic / illusion
lit. nest of devils / place occupied by sinister forces
heterodox doctrines / crooked ways
Mara (the demon of temptation)
to be obsessed with sth / to go overboard / (Buddhism, Taoism) to misguidedly focus on hallucinations that arise during meditation