(è mó) - demon, devil, fiend in Mandarin
èmóTraditional: 惡魔
Translation
demon, devil, fiend
Word origin
A compound of 恶 (è, evil, wicked) and 魔 (mó, demon, devil), the latter borrowed via Buddhist texts to render the Sanskrit māra, an evil spirit.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 恶 (è, evil) + 魔 (mó, demon)
Stroke order
恶
魔
Examples
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There is a terrifying demon in the story.
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When he laughs he looks like a fiend.
灭。
The demon wanted to destroy the world.
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The children are afraid of the demon in the dark.
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The war turned him into a fiend.
恶魔 (èmó) means a demon, devil or fiend, used in folklore, religion and figuratively of cruel people. The 魔 character entered Chinese through Buddhist translations of the Sanskrit māra.
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