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Jiangshi

A jiāngshī (simplified Chinese: 僵尸; traditional Chinese: 殭屍; pinyin: jiāngshī; Jyutping: goeng1 si1), also known as a Chinese hopping vampire, is a type of undead creature or reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore. Due to the influence of Hong Kong cinema, it is typically depicted in modern popular culture as a stiff corpse dressed in official…

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Bopomofo
ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕ
Chữ Hán
殭屍
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
jiangshy
Hangul
강시
Hanja
殭屍
Hanyu Pinyin
jiāngshī

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Jiangshi

Nodes73
Edges72
Triples123
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027397
Components1

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Jiangshi

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has method · 29
Jiangshi → According, Architectural, Bagua, Bencao Gangmu, ChingThe Tong ShuGlutinous, Evil, Fire, Five Elements, Fujian, Fulu, Ghost Blows Out, Holding, Hooves, It, Items, Jingchu Suishi Ji, Jujube, Li Shizhen's, LightVinegar, Mentioned
related to Cinema and popular culture · 25
Jiangshi → Attempts, Chiaotzu, Darkstalkers, Dragon Ball, East Asia, Genshin Impact, Halloween, Hong Kong, Hsien-Ko, Japan, Movies, Mr, Nine Sols, Qiqi, Taiwan, The, Today, Touhou Project, Tsui Hark's The Era, Vampire
related to Similar folklore · 16
Jiangshi → Archaeologists, BC, Black Death, Cyprus, Drawsko, Egypt, Folklore, Greece, Norse, Other, Poland, Rome, Slavic, The, These, Those
related to Corpse-driving in Western Hunan · 10
Jiangshi → China, During, Hunan, Qing, The, The Chinese, This, When, Xiangxi, Xiāngxī
related to In popular culture · 8
Jiangshi → Chinese, Han Chinese, In, Manchu, Qing, Some, The, They
related to Appearance and attributes · 4
Jiangshi → In, The, The Chinese, Western
related to External links · 4
Jiangshi → The, Wiktionary, Wiktionary The, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Taboos regarding unburied dead · 4
Jiangshi → China, De Groot, Furthermore, The
Transcriptions · 3
Jiangshi → TranscriptionsRevised Romanizationgangsi, TranscriptionsRomanizationkyonshī, TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinjiāngshīBopomofoㄐㄧㄤ ㄕGwoyeu RomatzyhjiangshyWade–Gileschiang¹-shih¹Yue: CantoneseYale Romanizationgēung sīJyutpinggoeng¹-si¹Southern M…
Bopomofo · 1
Jiangshi → ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕ

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vampire corpses corpse also mr dead chinese burial popular person would east culture qing dynasty according belief jiāngshī hopping folklore

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
JiangshiBopomofoㄐㄧㄤ ㄕ1.00infobox
JiangshiChữ Hán殭屍1.00infobox
JiangshiGwoyeu Romatzyhjiangshy1.00infobox
JiangshiHangul강시1.00infobox
JiangshiHanja殭屍1.00infobox
JiangshiHanyu Pinyinjiāngshī1.00infobox
JiangshiHokkien POJkhiong-si1.00infobox
JiangshiJyutpinggoeng¹-si¹1.00infobox
JiangshiKanaキョンシー1.00infobox
JiangshiKanji殭屍1.00infobox
JiangshiLiteral meaningstiff corpse1.00infobox
JiangshiRevised Romanizationgangsi1.00infobox
JiangshiRomanizationkyonshī1.00infobox
JiangshiSimplified Chinese僵尸1.00infobox
JiangshiTraditional Chinese殭屍1.00infobox
JiangshiTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinjiāngshīBopomofoㄐㄧㄤ ㄕGwoyeu RomatzyhjiangshyWade–Gileschiang¹-shih¹Yue: CantoneseYale Romanizationgēung sīJyutpinggoeng¹-si¹Southern M…1.00infobox
JiangshiTranscriptionsTranscriptionsRevised Romanizationgangsi1.00infobox
JiangshiTranscriptionsTranscriptionsRomanizationkyonshī1.00infobox
JiangshiVietnamese alphabetcương thi1.00infobox
JiangshiWade–Gileschiang¹-shih¹1.00infobox
JiangshiYale Romanizationgēung sī1.00infobox

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