降乩

Chinese

to drop; to fall; to come down
to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend; to surrender
 
 to divine
trad. (降乩) 降 乩
simp. #(降乩) 降 乩

Pronunciation

Verb

降乩

  1. (religion) to be possessed by spiritual entities and start dancing and prophesying (of a spirit medium)

Synonyms

  • 上乩 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
  • 上童 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
  • 起乩 (qǐjī)
  • 起童 (Hokkien)
  • 趒童 (Hokkien)
  • 跳童 (Hokkien)

References

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