| 狰狞 | zhēng níng | malevolent / fierce / sinister |   |
| 歹毒 | dǎi dú | vicious / ruthless / malevolent | |
| 蛇蝎 | shé xiē | (fig.) malevolent / treacherous | |
| 修罗 | xiū luó | Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology | |
| 死灰复燃 | sǐ huī fù rán | lit. ashes burn once more (idiom) / fig. sb lost returns to have influence / sth malevolent returns to haunt one | |
| 阿修罗 | A1 xiū luó | Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology | |
| 魍魉鬼怪 | wǎng liǎng guǐ guài | malevolent spirits | |
| 魑魅魍魉 | chī mèi - wǎng liǎng | (idiom) all kinds of malevolent or mischievous spirits | |
| 黑化 | hēi huà | to blacken / (slang) to undergo a transformation to a malevolent personality (often, precipitated by intense psychological stress) | |
