(bound form) evil spirit; devil

(prefix) supernatural; magical

hemp/numb (麻) + ghost (鬼) = demon or devil

鬼 is the semantic core, evoking ghosts and spirits that haunt the supernatural. 麻 lends the sound mó rather than meaning, though you might picture something numbing and eerie in how the demonic unsettles the mind.

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故事里的女用魔法把王子变成了青蛙。

gù shi lǐ de mó nǚ yòng mó fǎ bǎ wáng zǐ biàn chéng le qīng wā。

The witch in the story used magic to turn the prince into a frog.

传说中,王住在黑暗的山洞里,没有人敢靠近。

chuán shuō zhōng, mó wáng zhù zài hēi àn de shān dòng lǐ, méi yǒu rén gǎn kào jìn。

According to legend, the demon king lives in a dark cave, and no one dares to go near.

Words with 魔

道高一尺,魔高一丈

dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng

(saying) as one climbs higher on the path of righteousness, one faces ever greater challenges from evil; no sooner does one overcome one obstacle than another arises

邪魔

xié mó

evil spirit

阎魔

yán mó

(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell

风魔

fēng mó

variant of 瘋魔|疯魔[feng1 mo2]

食人魔

shí rén mó

ogre

驱魔

qū mó

to drive out devils

驱魔赶鬼

qū mó gǎn guǐ

to exorcise

鬼魔

guǐ mó

demon

魔像

mó xiàng

golem

魔力

mó lì

magic

魔咒

mó zhòu

(magical) spell

魔女

mó nǚ

witch

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