spirit possession; shamanic trance
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to enter a trance; to claim spirit possession (as practiced by shamans or witches)
technicalRefers to the practice in folk religion (particularly in rural Chinese traditions) where a medium claims that a deity or spirit has descended into their body, often involving convulsions, changed voice, or oracular speech. The term often carries a connotation of trickery or superstition in modern usage.
Wū巫
pó婆
zhèng正
zài在
xià下
shén神
，
shēng声
chēng称
shì是
Guān观
Yīn音
niáng娘
niáng娘
fù附
le了
shēn身
。
The sorceress was entering a trance, claiming that the Goddess Guanyin had possessed her.
Jiù旧
shí时
hou候
cūn村
lǐ里
yǒu有
rén人
shēng生
bìng病
le了
，
jiù就
huì会
qǐng请
rén人
lái来
xià下
shén神
qū驱
xié邪
。
In the old days, when someone in the village fell ill, they would invite a medium to perform a spirit possession ritual to expel evil.
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Tā他
gēn根
běn本
bù不
xiāng相
xìn信
nà那
xiē些
xià下
shén神
de的
bǎ把
xì戏
，
rèn认
wéi为
dōu都
shì是
piàn骗
rén人
de的
。
He didn't believe in those spirit possession tricks at all, thinking they were all scams.