Jiangshi

Jiangshi
Two people dressed up as jiāngshī. Here, the fulu is hanging from the forehead.
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	殭屍
Simplified Chinese	僵尸
Hanyu Pinyin	jiāngshī
Literal meaning	stiff corpse
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin jiāngshī Bopomofo ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕ Gwoyeu Romatzyh jiangshy Wade–Giles chiang¹-shih¹ Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization gēung sī Jyutping goeng¹-si¹ Southern Min Hokkien POJ khiong-si
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet	cương thi
Chữ Hán	殭屍
Korean name
Hangul	강시
Hanja	殭屍
Transcriptions Revised Romanization gangsi
Japanese name
Kana	キョンシー
Transcriptions Romanization kyonshī

A jiāngshī (simplified Chinese: 僵尸; traditional Chinese: 殭屍; pinyin: jiāngshī; Jyutping: goeng1 si1), also known as a Chinese hopping vampire,^[1] is a type of reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore. It is typically depicted as a stiff corpse dressed in official garments from the Qing dynasty, and it moves around by hopping with its arms outstretched. It kills living creatures to absorb their qi, or "life force", usually at night, while during the day, it rests in a coffin or hides in dark places such as caves.^[2] Jiangshi legends have inspired a genre of jiangshi films and literature in Hong Kong and East Asia. Although the pronunciation of jiangshi varies in different East Asian countries, all of them refer to the Chinese version of vampires.