邪 yá xié yé xú shé

wrong, evil, depraved, vicious, perverse, heterodox

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DEFINITIONS

邪 xié
  • old variant of 邪[xie2]
  • demonic
  • iniquitous
  • nefarious
  • evil
  • unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine)
  • (coll.) strange
  • abnormal

STROKES

WORDS

邪恶 xié è sinister; vicious; wicked; evil
邪教 xié jiào evil cult
改邪归正 gǎi xié guī zhèng to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
中邪 zhòng xié to be possessed; to be bewitched
邪魔 xié mó evil spirit
邪念 xié niàn wicked idea; evil thought; evil desire
邪说 xié shuō harmful teachings; evil doctrine
辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits; mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1])
驱邪 qū xié to drive out devils; exorcism
避邪 bì xié to avoid evil spirits
邪路 xié lù see 邪道[xie2 dao4]
邪道 xié dào depraved life; evil ways; fornication
歪门邪道 wāi mén xié dào dishonest practices
邪气 xié qì evil influence; unhealthy trend; pathogeny (cause of disease) in TCM; as opposed to vital energy 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4]
偏邪不正 piān xié bù zhèng biased; prejudiced (idiom)
六邪 liù xié (TCM) six unhealthy influences causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风[feng1], cold 寒[han2], heat 暑[shu3], damp 濕|湿[shi1], dryness 燥[zao4], fire 火[huo3]
奸邪 jiān xié crafty and evil; a treacherous villain
妖邪 yāo xié evil monster
扶正压邪 fú zhèng yā xié to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom)
扶正壓邪 fú zhèng yā xié to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom)
舍正从邪 shě zhèng cóng xié to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)
捨正從邪 shě zhèng cóng xié to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)
改邪歸正 gǎi xié guī zhèng to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
弃邪归正 qì xié guī zhèng to give up evil and return to virtue
棄邪歸正 qì xié guī zhèng to give up evil and return to virtue
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