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跳大神

tiào dà shéndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(of a shaman) to dance and chant frenziedly in a trance, communicating with spirits or deities to expel evil, cure illness or pray for blessings
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

跳大神 跳大神 [tiao4 da4 shen2] /(of a shaman) to dance and chant frenziedly in a trance, communicating with spirits or deities to expel evil, cure illness or pray for blessings/

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Character information

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  • 跳
    tiào

    to jump / to hop / to skip over / to bounce / to palpitate

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 神
    shén

    god / deity / supernatural / magical / mysterious / spirit / mind / energy / lively / expressive / look / expression / (coll.) awesome / amazing

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