妖裡妖氣

Chinese

		goblin; witch; devil goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom	inside; within; in inside; within; in; lining of clothing	goblin; witch; devil goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (妖裡妖氣/妖裏妖氣)		妖	裡/裏	妖	氣
simp. (妖里妖气)		妖	里	妖	气

Etymology

A裡AB-type augmentation of 妖氣／妖气.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yāolǐyāoqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠ ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄠ ㄑㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yāolǐyāoqì → yāoliyāoqì (toneless variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠ ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄠ ㄑㄧˋ → ㄧㄠ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄧㄠ ㄑㄧˋ (toneless variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yaoli̊yaocì
    • Wade–Giles: yao¹-li⁵-yao¹-chʻi⁴
    • Yale: yāu-li-yāu-chì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iau.liiiauchih
    • Palladius: яолияоци (jaolijaoci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/ → /jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ li² jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

Adjective

妖裡妖氣

1. (ideophonic, derogatory) seductive and bewitching