1. refers to the abnormal phenomenon of things, which the ancients thought was ominous. The Doctrine of the Mean: "The country will die, and there will be evil." Shen Ming Defoe's "Wild and Fragrant Forest": "There is a forest in Guangshan County, Henan Province, which was also conceived by a cow. It gave off a strange light when it was born. Neighbors said it was fire to save it. Ignorant people didn't know it, so it was called Uber and was killed by * *. "
2. refers to monsters and the like. The sixth and seventh times of Journey to the West: "If there is a demon and the place is lost, I will wait for each family to give you two acres of fertile land." Sun Yicheng Mountain Anti-Japanese Ballad in Daye: "Corrupt officials are like evil spirits, and rural gentry collude."
3. Metaphor evil things or people. "Yuefu Poetry, Jiaomiao Song, Xi Hao": "Traitors are not cute, but evil." China's modern history data series, the archives of the Qing Dynasty in the Wuchang Uprising Revolution of 1911, Cai Jintai memorialized the appendix: "Worried people, if the rumors here are not true, the truth will not be believed, and the people will be shaken, and the evil will lurk." Chapter 5 of Ye Zi Star: "This year is the year of eliminating evil spirits!"
4. Metaphor for women. Tang Yuan Zhen's Biography of Yingying: "The virtue of giving is not enough to defeat evil spirits, but lies in patience."
Jude is harmful. Wu Yu in Mandarin: "Today's doctors are old and uncomfortable, but they are punished with evil thoughts. If it comes out, it will blame my public, scratch Baidu and hate Wu. "
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What is a monster?
When rocks and plants can talk, monsters have been born in this world. Ancient ancestors, their living space must face the dangerous jungle and Yuan Ye surrounded by wild animals. Every night, endless darkness devours them, and even during the day, they can't get peace. What they are fighting against is an invisible force hidden behind nature. Under these external conditions, an environment in which monsters are said to grow is bred.
Dare you go into the forest alone? In the darkness where there was no light at all, I suddenly heard a strange sound I didn't know. I believe this is the same experience that all friends who love mountaineering and camping have had. During the day, perhaps poisonous snakes and beasts will suddenly appear in front of you, and there is no time to be mentally prepared, just like adventure movies or survival games on an uninhabited island, but you have no idea what will threaten your safety. Maybe some primitive tribe will suddenly attack you? This sense of crisis, which is full of people who don't know what suddenly appears around them, is called もののけ (pronounced mononoke, strange thing). The etymology of monster comes from もののけ, which means unknown invasion, harassment and attack.
You haven't figured out the details of each other yet. When facing monsters, take a passive approach. You will take a defensive and retreating attitude. This is the best policy! If you are more active, you will take the initiative to ensure your own safety and defend your home. If it is really evil, we must find out the countermeasures and get rid of it!
Dr. Shigeru Mizuki, a Japanese monster, said, "The monster existed before human beings appeared. Maybe there are monsters, but we don't know where they are hiding. I have tried to go to the valley where the legendary "bean washing" (bean washing doctor or bean washing woman) once appeared. But this monster won't appear until the evening, and it won't appear on the road where humans will pass, indicating that monsters don't like to be close to humans ... "Hiding in the mountains is the safest place for monsters.
In the past, Japan's social structure was dominated by farming, supplemented by fishing and hunting. From folk stories, we can find the context of these ancestors' lives. Even in modern times, there are still many places in Japan that produce crops. In these rural areas, there are always bugs croaking and even strange sounds coming from nowhere. Some people feel creepy when they hear insects chirping, because imagination will attract people to listen again.
"when you hear that voice, you will feel as if something is there ... you will succumb to your inner impulse to imagine what it looks like. You can't see it, but you just know there's something there? From the fear and intuition of individuals being monitored or threatened, monsters were born. 」
── From Shigeru Mizuki's The Kingdom of Monsters.