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鹰身女妖

鷹身女妖
yīngshēnnǚyāo
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 harpy (Greek mythology)
  2. 2 winged female monster with a bird's body and a woman's face

Examples

HSK 6
希腊神话里，鹰身女妖抢走了国王的食物。
Xīlà shénhuà lǐ, yīngshēnnǚyāo qiǎngzǒu le guówáng de shíwù.
In Greek myth, the harpies snatched away the king's food.
HSK 7-9
电影里的鹰身女妖长着翅膀，面容丑陋。
Diànyǐng lǐ de yīngshēnnǚyāo zhǎng zhe chìbǎng, miànróng chǒulòu.
The harpies in the film have wings and hideous faces.

Tips

culture
A calque: 鹰身 (eagle-bodied) + 女妖 (female demon). Translators choose between 鹰身女妖 and the transliteration 哈耳庇厄 (Harpyia); the calque is more common in modern fantasy and games.

In Pop Culture

《波西·杰克逊》 《 Bō xī · Jiékèxùn 》
Percy Jackson
The book and film series features harpies (鹰身女妖) as monsters in Camp Half-Blood.
《魔兽世界》 《 Móshòushìjiè 》
World of Warcraft
鹰身女妖 is the standard Chinese translation for the game's "Harpy" enemies in Mulgore and Stonetalon.

Stroke Order

鹰 yīng
身 shēn
女 nǚ
妖 yāo