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Nü gui (女鬼) is a vengeful female ghost in Chinese mythology. She is depicted with long hair while wearing a white dress.

In some folklore, this ghost is the spirit of a woman who committed suicide while wearing a red dress. Usually, she met with some injustice when she was alive, such as being wronged or sexually abused and thus she returns to take her revenge. A tabloid story tells of a funeral ceremony where family members of a murder victim dress her in red, hoping that her spirit will return to take revenge on her murderer. The color red symbolizes anger and vengeance in the context of ghosts.

On the other hand, some ancient folk tales tell of beautiful female ghosts who seduce men and absorb their yang essence or sometimes kill them. This type of female ghost is likened to the succubus.