Mandarin Vocabulary for Ghost Month
| English | Pinyin | Traditional Characters | Simplified Characters |
| altar | shén tán | 神壇 | 神坛 |
| ghost | guǐ | 鬼 | 鬼 |
| vampire | jiāng shī | 殭屍 | 僵尸 |
| ghost money | zhǐ qián | 紙錢 | 纸钱 |
| incense | xiāng | 香 | 香 |
| ghost month | guǐ yuè | 鬼月 | 鬼月 |
| feast | gōng pǐn | 供品 | 供品 |
| offerings | jì bài | 祭拜 | 祭拜 |