降乩

Chinese

		to drop; to fall; to come down to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend; to surrender	to divine
trad. (降乩)		降	乩
simp. #(降乩)		降	乩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàngjī

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧ

• Eastern Min (BUC): gáung-gĭ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàngjī
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàngji
    • Wade–Giles: chiang⁴-chi¹
    • Yale: jyàng-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianqji
    • Palladius: цзянцзи (czjanczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gáung-gĭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kouŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(k-)ŋi⁵⁵/

Verb

降乩

1. (religion) to be possessed by spiritual entities and start dancing and prophesying (of a spirit medium)

Synonyms

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• 上童 (Hokkien)
• 起乩 (qǐjī)
• 起童 (Hokkien)
• 趒童 (Hokkien)
• 跳童 (Hokkien)

References

• “Entry #95375”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.