zhòu

  1. zhòu noun incantation; spell
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Variant of 呪 (CC-CEDICT '咒'; Guoyu '咒' n; Kroll 2015 '咒', p. 615)
  2. zhòu verb to curse; to cast a spell
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Religion
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '咒'; Guoyu '咒' v 1; Unihan '咒')
  3. zhòu verb to vow; to pledge
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 发誓 (Guoyu '咒' v 2)
  4. zhòu noun incantation; mantra; dhāraṇī
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanksrit equivalent: mantra, Japanese: shu, or: shū, or: ju; see also 真言 (BCSD '咒', p. 249; BL 'mantra', p. 529; Powell 2007, pp. 265-267; FGDB '咒'; SH '咒', p. 252; Tzu Chuang 2012; Unihan '咒')

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咒语诅咒咒诅咒骂赌咒发誓紧箍咒赌咒念咒符咒咒文咒术

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