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魔 was coined relatively late by Buddhist translators to represent the Sanskrit concept "Mara", a demon or evil spirit that tempts humans and obstructs enlightenment. It is a phono-semantic compound: 鬼, the semantic component, indicates ghosts, spirits, or supernatural beings, while 麻 provides the sound. Since it was created specifically to translate this foreign religious idea, its core meanings revolve around demons, magic, evil forces, and supernatural powers, and it has no distinct traditional form, its structure remaining unchanged from its first appearance in Buddhist texts.
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他喜欢看魔术表演。
这个童话里有善良的魔鬼。
那部电影充满了魔幻色彩。
新的电子游戏让他着魔了。
古老的传说讲述了山里的恶魔。
这个角色被魔王控制了思想。
音乐似乎有一种奇特的魔力。
他努力战胜自己的心魔，保持冷静。
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