ráng
禳
pray to avert evil; exorcise
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Meanings
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to pray to avert disaster or evil; to exorcise through ritual sacrifice
literaryLiterary and religious term for rituals performed to ward off calamity, disease, or bad fortune through prayer and sacrifice. Often appears in compounds like 禳灾 (praying to avert disaster).
Gǔ古
dài代
rén人
tōng通
guò过
jì祭
sì祀
lái来
ráng禳
zāi灾
qí祈
fú福
。
Ancient people performed sacrifices to pray away disasters and seek blessings.
Dào道
shì士
shè设
tán坛
zuò作
fǎ法
，
ráng禳
jiě解
yì疫
bìng病
。
The Taoist priest set up an altar to perform rituals, exorcising the epidemic.
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Cǐ此
nǎi乃
ráng禳
chú除
bù不
xiáng祥
zhī之
yí仪
shì式
。
This is a ritual for removing inauspicious influences.