Meaning of 叫魂
叫魂 means to call back the soul (a superstitious practice). Pronounced jiào hún.
- to call back the soul (a superstitious practice)
Definitions & Examples
Lǎo老
yī一
bèi辈
rén人
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
gěi给
shēng生
bìng病
de的
hái孩
zi子
jiào叫
hún魂
。
Older generations sometimes perform soul-calling for a sick child.
Zhè这
dōu都
shén什
me么
nián年
dài代
le了
，
nǐ你
hái还
xìn信
jiào叫
hún魂
zhè这
yī一
tào套
？
What era is this? You still believe in that soul-calling nonsense?
Tā他
mí迷
xìn信
dé得
hěn很
，
hái孩
zi子
yī一
fā发
shāo烧
jiù就
xiǎng想
qù去
jiào叫
hún魂
。
He's very superstitious; whenever the child gets a fever, he thinks about calling back the soul.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
jiào叫
hún魂
de的
xí习
sú俗
zài在
mǒu某
xiē些
piān偏
yuǎn远
dì地
qū区
réng仍
yǒu有
liú流
chuán传
。
This soul-calling custom is still practiced in some remote areas.