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揚幡招魂

简扬幡招魂 · 繁揚幡招魂

Mandarin · pinyin yáng fān zhāo hún

(lit.) to raise a banner to summon the soul of a dying person (idiom)
(fig.) to try to revive what is obsolete or dead

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幡: fān · pennant, banner, streamer, flag
招: zhāo · beckon, summon; recruit, levy
魂: hún · soul, spirit
扬: yáng · scatter, spread; praise

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2–1–1–2 · yang2 fan1 zhao1 hun2

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