vu hích

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 巫覡, composed of (vu, “female medium”) and (hích, “male medium”).

Pronunciation

Noun

vu hích

  1. (rare, Chinese folk religion) female medium and male medium
    • 1971, Trần Trọng Kim, Nho Giáo (Ruism), "volume 1, chapter I"
      Ở nước Tầu, về đời Thượng Cổ, bọn vu híchthế lực rất mạnh, thậm chí nhà nào cũng thờ quỉ, thờ thần.
      In China's distant past, the mediums had immense power and influence; every household ever worshipped daemons and spirits.
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