fàng yàn kǒu

放焰口 (fàng yàn kǒu) is a Chinese word meaning “to feed the starving ghosts (i.e. offer sacrifice to protect the departed spirit)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to feed the starving ghosts (i.e. offer sacrifice to protect the departed spirit)

Characters in 放焰口

放fàng · to put焰yàn · flame口kǒu · mouth

Related words

放to put放弃to renounce; to abandon; to give up口mouth放松to relax; to slacken; to loosen放下to lay down; to put down放开to let go释放to release伤口wound放心to feel relieved借口to use as an excuse放手to let go one's hold开口to open one's mouth

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