妖 [－]

Jyutping jiu2
Pinyin yāo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. goblin/witch/devil/bewitching/enchanting/monster/phantom/demon/supernatural/strange/weird/evil/demonic/coqettish/enchanting
  2. an exclamation / expletive, similar to saying 'shit!'/euphemism for 𨳒, fuck
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 感嘆詞、粗俗
    屌​嘅​諧​音​。​鬧人​或​發泄​用​嘅​字眼
    an exclamation, expletive, "shit!"; "yuck!"; used in place of its near-homophone 屌(diu2)
    • 妖！死開啦你。
      妖！死开啦你。
      Yuck! Go away.
  2. 語素
    一種​低​級​嘅​靈​異​生物​，​通常​有​惡意
    evil spirit
    • 食人妖
      食人妖
      ogre
  3. 形容詞
    邪惡​而且​同​超自然​現像​有​關​嘅
    evil; fraudulent
    • 妖術
      妖术
      witchcraft

妖 [－]

Jyutping jiu1
Pinyin yāo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. goblin
  2. witch
  3. devil
  4. bewitching
  5. enchanting
  6. monster
  7. phantom
  8. demon
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. goblin/witch/devil/bewitching/enchanting/monster/phantom/demon/supernatural/strange/weird/evil/demonic/coqettish/enchanting
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    evil and fraudulent
    • 妖術
      妖术
      yāo shù
      witchcraft; sorcery
    • 妖言惑眾
      妖言惑众
      yāo yán huò zhòng
      to deceive people with lies and fallacies
  2. character, Cantonese, vulgar
    yuck! (used in place of its near-homophone 屌 (diu2))
  3. character
    demon; goblin
  4. character
    abnormal or bizarre thing or phenomenon
  5. character, of women
    bizarrely dressed or behaving frivolously
    • 妖裡妖氣
      妖里妖气
      yāo lǐ yāo qì
      seductive and bewitching
  6. character, literary
    gorgeous; beautiful; charming
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. strange, weird, supernatural
  2. Cangjie Input
    VHK
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #1025
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她打扮得妖里妖气，一副傻样！
    她打扮得妖里妖氣，一副傻樣！
    tā dǎ ban dé yāo lǐ yāo qì ， yī fù shǎ yàng ！
    • She dresses so outrageously; it looks completely ridiculous!
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    降魔伏妖
    降魔伏妖
    hong4 mo1 fuk6 jiu2
    • to defeat demons and evils
  2. Cantonese
    妖，成身臭汗咪𨀤埋嚟啦。
    妖，成身臭汗咪𨀤埋嚟啦。
    jiu2, seng4 san1 cau3 gon1 mai5 leoi1 maai4 lei4 laa1
    • Shit, you are all sweaty and gross. Don't crowd in next to me.
  3. Cantonese
    妖！死开啦你。
    妖！死開啦你。
    • Yuck! Go away.
  4. Cantonese
    食人妖
    食人妖
    • ogre
  5. Cantonese
    妖术
    妖術
    • witchcraft
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    妖冶
    妖冶
    yāo yě
    • seductive; bewitching
  2. Mandarin
    妖术
    妖術
    yāo shù
    • witchcraft; sorcery
  3. Mandarin
    妖言惑众
    妖言惑眾
    yāo yán huò zhòng
    • to deceive people with lies and fallacies
  4. Mandarin
    妖里妖气
    妖裡妖氣
    yāo lǐ yāo qì
    • seductive and bewitching
  5. Mandarin
    识别人妖——目光如电！
    識別人妖——目光如電！
    shí bié rén yāo — mù guāng rú diàn ！
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