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儺
神
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傩
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Jyutping
no4 san4
Pinyin
nuó shén
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
exorcising God
God who drives away plague and evil spirits
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun
god driving away evil spirits that spread plague (疫鬼) in Nuo ceremonies
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
北乡各区农民禁止家神老爷(傩神)游香。
北鄉各區農民禁止家神老爺(儺神)遊香。
běi xiāng gè qū nóng mín jìn zhǐ jiā shén lǎo ye ( nuó shén ) yóu xiāng .
In its northern districts the peasants have prohibited the incense-burning processions to propitiate the god of pestilence.