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to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors) / (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; to wield (sth magic) / (bound form) ceremony / (Tw) (bound form) (celebratory) festival
祭祀 to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
míng bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
鬼斧神工 guǐ shén gōng supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods / uncanny workmanship / superlative craftsmanship
下方 xià fāng underneath / below / the underside / world of mortals / to descend to the world of mortals (of gods)
社稷 shè state / country / the Gods of earth and grain
神明 shén míng deities / gods
海誓山盟 hǎi shì shān méng to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love / to swear by all the Gods
上供 shàng gòng to make offerings (to gods or ancestors) / to offer gifts to superiors in order to win their favor
供养 gòng yǎng to make offerings to (gods or ancestors) / Taiwan pr. [gong4yang4]
下界 xià jiè lower bound (math.) / world of mortals / (of gods) to descend to the world of mortals
ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month / the 12th lunar month / (bound form) (of meat, fish etc) cured in winter, esp. in the 12th lunar month
天心 tiān xīn center of the sky / will of heaven / will of the Gods / the monarch's will
纸钱 zhǐ qián ritual money made of paper burnt for the Gods or the dead
鬼使神差 guǐ shǐ shén chāi demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation / curious coincidence
怨天尤人 yuàn tiān yóu rén (idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others
kuì (literary) to make an offering to the gods / variant of 饋|馈[kui4]
山盟海誓 shān méng hǎi shì to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love / to swear by all the Gods
神工鬼斧 shén gōng guǐ supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods / uncanny workmanship / superlative craftsmanship
zuò to grant or bestow / sacrificial flesh offered to the gods (old) / blessing / title of a sovereign (old)
神差鬼使 shén chāi guǐ shǐ the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation / curious coincidence
斋祭 zhāi to offer sacrifices (to gods or ancestors) whilst abstaining from meat, wine etc
禳解 ráng jiě to pray to the gods for the avoidance of a misfortune
祀神 shén to offer sacrifices to the gods
封神演义 Fēng shén Yǎn Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc


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