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Jiangshi
Two people dressed up as jiāngshī on Halloween in Osaka. Here, the Fulu is hanging from the back of the head, though typically Fulu hangs from the forehead.
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
殭屍
Simplified Chinese
僵尸
Hanyu Pinyin
jiāngshī
Literal meaning
stiff corpse
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
jiāngshī
Bopomofo
ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
jiangshy
Wade–Giles
chiang¹-shih¹
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
gēung sī
Jyutping
goeng¹-si¹
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
khiong-si
Japanese name
Kana
キョンシー
Transcriptions
Romanization
kyonshī
A jiāngshī (simplified Chinese: 僵尸; traditional Chinese: 殭屍; pinyin: jiāngshī; Jyutping: goeng1 si1), also known as a Chinese hopping vampire,[1] is a type of reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore. It is typically depicted as a stiff corpse dressed in official garments from the Qing dynasty, and it moves around by hopping with its arms outstretched. It kills living creatures to absorb their qi, or "life force", usually at night, while during the day, it rests in a coffin or hides in dark places such as caves.[2] Jiangshi legends have inspired a genre of jiangshi films and literature in Hong Kong and East Asia. Although the pronunciation of jiangshi varies in different East Asian countries, all of them refer to the Chinese version of vampires.
^Lam, Stephanie (2009). "Hop on Pop: Jiangshi Films in a Transnational Context". CineAction (78): 46–51.
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