The word rendered here as 'imp' (鬼) is usually rendered as 'ghost' (per the Jennings translation below). Went down a bit of a rabbit-hole over 蜮 (rendered here as 'water-bow' and by Jennings as 'watersprite'). According to Baike, 蜮 is a mythological water-beast that spits sand grains at people/people's shadows, causing illness.
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Re: 199. 何人斯 - He Ren Si
Date: 2021-04-25 04:16 pm (UTC)