80000026-n 'a mythical monster in Chinese folklore which comes down from the mountain to hunt people. It was eventually killed by villagers, who frightened it with terrible noises and fire.';
 
Chinese (simplified) , 年兽
English nien , nian
Indonesian nian
Japanese , 年獣
Malaysian nian , raksasa Nian
Definitions
English
a mythical monster in Chinese folklore which comes down from the mountain to hunt people. It was eventually killed by villagers, who frightened it with terrible noises and fire.
mythical creature that terrorises villagers. It is known to be afraid of the colour red (wangwenjie)
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Hypernym: mythical_monster
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