Chinese word dictionary

乩童

jī tóng · (Daoism) a spirit medium, often a young person, believed to be possessed by a deity during rituals, acting as an intermediary for communication between the spirit world and humans

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Simplified乩童
Traditional乩童
Pinyinjī tóng
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