九鬼

The nine classes of ghosts are of three kinds: without means, small means, rich. The first group have [lang id =1028]炬口 burning torch-like mouths, or [lang id =1028]鍼口 narrow needle mouths, or [lang id =1028]臭口 stinking mouths; the second group have hair like needles, or stinking hair, or tumours; the rich ghosts haunt sacrifices to the dead, or eat human leavings, or live truculently.

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無財鬼三種， 即炬口鬼、 鍼口鬼、 臭口鬼， 少財鬼三種， 即針毛鬼、 臭毛鬼、 癭鬼； 多財鬼三種， 即希祠鬼、 希棄鬼、 大勢鬼。 合之便成九鬼。