鬼月 guǐ yuè - Ghost Month (a traditional Chinese festival)

神明 shénmíng - deity, god

城隍爺 chénghuáng yé - City God (a deity protecting a city)

守護神 shǒuhù shén - guardian deity

城隍廟 chénghuáng miào - City God Temple

災難 zāinàn - disaster, calamity

邪惡 xié'è - evil

侵害 qīnhài - to infringe, to harm

確保 quèbǎo - to ensure, to guarantee

安寧 ānníng - peace, tranquility

居民 jūmín - residents

鬼 guǐ - ghost, spirit

陰間 yīnjiān - underworld, afterlife

善惡 shàn'è - good and evil

去處 qùchù - destination, place to go

獎勵 jiǎnglì - reward

懲罰 chéngfá - punishment

人間 rénjiān - the human world, earthly life

靈魂 línghún - soul, spirit

作祟 zuòsuì - to cause trouble, to haunt

違反 wéifǎn - to violate, to break (rules)

規矩 guījǔ - rules, regulations

運行 yùnxíng - to operate, to run (a system)

城牆 chéngqiáng - city wall

護城河 hùchéng hé - moat

自然神 zìrán shén - natural deity

演變而來 yǎnbiàn ér lái - to evolve from

信仰 xìnyǎng - belief, faith

人格化 réngé huà - to personify, to anthropomorphize

下屬 xiàshǔ - subordinate, assistant

秩序 zhìxù - order, sequence

七爺 qī yé - Seventh Lord (a deity under the City God)

八爺 bā yé - Eighth Lord (a deity under the City God)

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