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Simplified Chinese: 僵尸
Traditional Chinese: 殭屍
Mandarin: Jiāng Shī / Jiang Shi
Cantonese: Goeng1 Si1 / Geung Si
Korean: Gangshi
Japanese: Kyonshī / Kyonshii
A Chinese zombie. Often called "hopping vampire". They usually have strips of paper stuck to their foreheads. They drain people's life energy, hence the "vampire" denomination, although they are more similar in concept to Western zombies.
Some common depictions are bongun, munak, Lei Lei and Miyako Yoshika.
See also
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