tóngmù'ǒu
burial puppet
桐木偶 tóngmù'ǒu
- burial puppet noun
- A puppet made of paulownia wood used as a funerary object or burial substitute in ancient China.
- curse effigy
- A wooden figure, often made of paulownia, buried as part of a witchcraft ritual to place a curse on someone.
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- CC-CEDICT