Word information
Simplified棒喝
Traditional棒喝
Pinyinbàng hè
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Chinese word dictionary
棒喝
bàng hè · practice in which a novice monk is shouted at or hit with a stick with the purpose of bringing about instant awakening (Buddhism); to rebuke sternly
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