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魑 [chī] 1. In legends, a monster that can harm people living in mountains and forests, as in "魑魅魍魉" (referring to various bad people). Definitions: 1. A legendary mountain god ([En.] mountain god). 2. A general term for demons ([En.] demon). Character formation: - The character is a phono-semantic compound, formed from "鬼" (ghost) and the sound representation "离." Examples: 1. Quoted from Sun Chuo's "Lament of Mount Tiantai": "Beginning my journey on the paths of魑魅, I eventually trod upon places uninhabited by man." 2. As seen in expressions like 魑魅, referring to legendary mountain gods and monsters that can bring disaster to people; also used to denote bad people in general; 魑魅魍魉 originally referred to mountain monsters and water gods, extended to refer to various types of bad people. 3. A general term for demons can be exemplified by 魑祟 (ghost or demon).