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Chinese
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cut off
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fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular |
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割
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香
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| simp. #(割香)
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割
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香
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Pronunciation
Verb
割香
- (Hokkien) to worship by burning incense at a temple
- (Mainland China Hokkien, dated) to have someone from a branch temple be sent to the ancestral temple to distribute incense incense and candles which distributes the power of the deity (a Chinese folk religion practice)
Synonyms
- (to worship by burning incense):
- 上香 (shàngxiāng)
- 插香 (chāxiāng)
- 行香 (xíngxiāng)
- 裝香 / 装香 (zhuāngxiāng) (chiefly Cantonese)
- 進香 / 进香 (jìnxiāng)