方相氏
fāng​xiàng​shì

exorcist ritualist

  • created sense approved 方相氏 · fāng​xiàng​shì · exorcist ritualist — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    方相氏

    fāng​xiàng​shì

    exorcist ritualist

    ancient ritual figure or deity believed to clear the way of evil spirits during funerals and ceremonies

    方 (literal) → 方 · fāng · square 相 (literal) → 相 · xiàng · appearance 氏 (bound) → 氏 · shì · [honorific suffix]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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