jiangshi
A Chinese ghost. Often called "hopping vampire".
They drain people's life energy, hence the "vampire" denomination, although they are more similar in concept to Western zombies.
They usually have ofuda (strips of paper) stuck to their foreheads and are often seen wearing a rimmed round hat known as a qing guanmao.
Some common depictions are bongun, munak, Lei Lei and Miyako Yoshika.
Simplified Chinese: 僵尸
Traditional Chinese: 殭屍
Mandarin: Jiāng Shī / Jiangshi
Cantonese: Goeng Si / Geung Si
Korean: Gangshi
Japanese: Kyonshī / Kyonshii
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The following tags are aliased to this tag: chinese_vampire, kyonshii, and geung_si (learn more).