阴阳师

陰陽師
yīnyángshī
popculture

Meanings

  1. 1 onmyoji; yin-yang master (Japanese-origin occult practitioner)
  2. 2 Onmyoji (mobile game by NetEase)

Examples

Ānbèi Qíngmíng shì Rìběn zuì yǒumíng de yīnyángshī.
Abe no Seimei is Japan's most famous onmyoji.
Tā chénmí yú yīnyángshī shǒuyóu.
He's hooked on the Onmyoji mobile game.

Tips

history
阴阳师 (Japanese onmyōji) were court diviners in Heian-period Japan who practiced 阴阳, a Japanese derivative of Chinese yin-yang cosmology. Abe no Seimei (921-1005) is the most legendary, featured in countless novels, films, manga, and the game.

In Pop Culture

阴阳师 Yīnyángshī
Onmyoji
Hit mobile game by NetEase (网易) launched in 2016. Turn-based RPG set in Heian-era Japan, players collect 式神 (shikigami) spirits. A cornerstone of China's 二次元 gaming culture.

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