Meanings
nounjiangshi (plural jiangshi)
- A reanimated corpse in Chinese legend, which moves around by hopping with its arms outstretched, and kills living creatures to absorb their life force.
Synonyms: hopping vampire, zompire
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA reanimated corpse in Chinese legend, which moves around by hopping with its arms outstretched, and kills living creatures to absorb their life force.
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Origin
Borrowed from Mandarin 殭屍／僵尸 (jiāngshī).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 殭屍 /僵尸
- 殭屍 /僵尸 (goeng¹ si¹)reanimated corpse
Chinese Mandarin 殭屍 /僵尸
- 殭屍 /僵尸 (jiāngshī)reanimated corpse
Esperanto ĝjangŝio
- ĝjangŝioreanimated corpse
French jiangshi
- jiangshireanimated corpse
Japanese 僵屍, キョンシー
- 僵屍reanimated corpse
- キョンシーreanimated corpse
Korean 강시
- 강시 (gangsi)reanimated corpse
Russian цзянши
- цзянши (czjanši)reanimated corpse
Vietnamese cương thi
- cương thireanimated corpse
Cite this entry
APA
jiangshi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jiangshi
MLA
“jiangshi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jiangshi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jiangshi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jiangshi.
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