吸血鬼

Traditional form:

吸血鬼

Pinyin (reading):

xīxuèguǐ

Definitions:

• leech
• bloodsucking vermin
• vampire (translated European notion)
• fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers

Characters:

• 吸 - to inhale, to suck in; to absorb; to attract
• 血 - blood
• 鬼 - ghost; demon; sly, mischievous

Traditional characters:

• 吸 - to inhale, to suck in; to absorb; to attract
• 血 - blood
• 鬼 - ghost; demon; sly, mischievous