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緊箍咒

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Mandarin · pinyin jǐn gū zhòu

the Band-tightening Spell (in 西遊記 Xī yóu Jì)
a spell or incantation for controlling sb

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箍: gū · hoop; bind, surround
咒: zhòu · curse, damn, incantation
紧: jǐn · tense, tight, taut; firm, secure

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3–1–4 · jin3 gu1 zhou4

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noun

“band-tightening spell” recited by the monk Tang Sanzang in the classical novel Journey to the West, which causes the headband worn by Sun Wukong to contract to give Sun Wukong unbearable pain
(figurative) something used as a device of inhibition; spell or incantation used to control someone; something that is used to control or restrain another

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