| 魑魅 | chī mèi | spirits and devils (usually harmful) / demons |   |
| 妖魔鬼怪 | yāo mó guǐ guài | demons and ghosts / ghouls and bogies | |
| 鬼使神差 | guǐ shǐ shén chāi | demons and gods at work (idiom) / unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation / curious coincidence | |
| 魑魅魍魉 | chī mèi wǎng liǎng | demons and monsters (idiom) | |
| 魍魉 | wǎng liǎng | sprites and goblins / monsters and demons | |
| 傩 |  nuó | to exorcise demons | |
| 魔怪 | mó guài | demons and ghosts / ghouls and bogies | |
| 五瘟 | wǔ wēn | five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence | |
| 五瘟神 | wǔ wēn shén | five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence / cf four horsemen of the apocalypse | |
| 五鬼 | wǔ guǐ | five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence / also written 五瘟神 | |
| 敬鬼神而远之 | jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī | to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance | |
| 祛邪除灾 | qū xié chú zāi | to drive away demons to prevent calamity (idiom) | |
| 兴妖作怪 | xīng yāo zuò guài | lit. to summon demons to create havoc (idiom) / fig. to stir up all kinds of trouble | |
| 降妖伏磨 | xiáng yāo fú mó | to conquer all kinds of demons | |
| 魌 | qī | mask of a god used in ceremonies to exorcise demons and drive away pestilence / (archaic) ugly | |
