| 传说 | chuán shuō | legend / folklore / to repeat from mouth to mouth / they say that... |   |
| 民俗学 | mín sú xué | folklore | |
| 河童 | Hé tóng | kappa, a child-size humanoid water creature in Japanese folklore | |
| 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 | |
| 鲛人 | jiāo rén | fish-like person in Chinese folklore whose tears turn into pearls | |
| 关于保护传统文化与民间创作的建议 | | Recommendation on the Safeguarding of Traditional Culture and Folklore | |
| 八家将 | bā jiā jiàng | Ba Jia Jiang, the eight generals that guard the godly realm in Taiwanese folklore, represented by troupes of dancers in temple processions / (slang) lowlife gangster or young hoodlum, often written as "8+9", [ba1 jia1 jiu3] | |
