緊箍咒
Chinese
tight; nervous; strict | hoop; bind with hoops | put a curse on | ||
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trad. (緊箍咒) | 緊 | 箍 | 咒 | |
simp. (紧箍咒) | 紧 | 箍 | 咒 |
Pronunciation
Noun
緊箍咒
- “band-tightening spell” recited by the monk Tang Sanzang in the classical novel Journey to the West, which causes the headband worn by Sun Wukong to contract to give Sun Wukong unbearable pain
- (figuratively) something used as a device of inhibition; spell or incantation used to control someone; something that is used to control or restrain another
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