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noun
A reanimated corpse in Chinese legend, which moves around by hopping with its arms outstretched, and kills living creatures to absorb their life force.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: hopping vampire, zompire
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Mandarin 殭屍/僵尸 (jiāngshī).
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