fú​chú

to purify

  • created sense approved 祓除 · fú​chú · to purify — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    祓除

    fú​chú

    to purify

    to cleanse or purify through ritual in order to drive out evil spirits and bad luck

    祓 (bound) → 祓 · fú · ritual for good fortune 除 (literal) → 除 · chú · to remove

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 祓除 · fú​chú · to rid oneself of — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    祓除

    fú​chú

    to rid oneself of

    to wash away or rid oneself of something bad, such as a bad habit or an evil thought

    祓 (literal) → 祓 · fú · to cleanse 除 (literal) → 除 · chú · to remove

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

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