dǎ'ěr​jì

Ear-Shooting Festival

  • created sense approved 打耳祭 · dǎ'ěr​jì · Ear-Shooting Festival — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    打耳祭

    dǎ'ěr​jì

    Ear-Shooting Festival

    A major festival of the Bunun indigenous people of Taiwan to celebrate a successful hunt and pray for safety; the name refers to the practice of using the ears of deer or wild boar as targets for archery practice during the ceremony.

    打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to hit 耳 (literal) → 耳 · ěr · ear 祭 (literal) → 祭 · jì · to offer sacrifices

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