"Wrongful" or "covered up" deads - these terms belong to the sphere of Slavic folklore studies, though a great many functional characteristics of these infernal creatures may be found in other cultural-religious traditions. The article covers the issue if the term "wrongful deads" can be applied to the characters of traditional Chinese folksy tales, which literary variants can be found in numerous zhiguai collections, including, probably, the most prominent of them - "Liao Zhai zhiyi" ("Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio") by Pu Songling (1640-1715). Along with that another class of fantastic beings is examined in the same fashion - in Russian folklore studies these are called "half-demons"; examination is focused on adaptability of both terms to Chinese cultural environment and on the traits they gain in this case.