牛鬼蛇神 in English niu2 gui3 she2 shen2 Meaning

Meanings

• evil monsters
• (metaphorically) bad characters
• (political) bad elements

Pinyin

niu2 gui3 she2 shen2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

牛niu2surname Niu 鬼gui3ghost 蛇she2variant of 蛇[she2] 神shen2God