Read Edit View history 焰口 yànkǒu hungry ghost ceremony Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 焰口 yànkǒu hungry ghost ceremony A Buddhist ritual of making offerings to hungry ghosts, named after a specific ghost whose mouth spits fire. Also called 放焰口 fàngyànkǒu or 施食 shīshí Edit Delete 焰口 yànkǒu hungry ghosts (Buddhism) hungry ghosts with flames emitting from their mouths Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 焰口/焰口 → 放焰口/放焰口 Edit Delete synonym 焰口/焰口 → 施食/施食 Edit Delete synonym 放焰口/放焰口 → 焰口/焰口 Edit Delete same_as 施食/施食 → 焰口/焰口 Edit Delete
焰口 yànkǒu hungry ghost ceremony A Buddhist ritual of making offerings to hungry ghosts, named after a specific ghost whose mouth spits fire. Also called 放焰口 fàngyànkǒu or 施食 shīshí Edit Delete