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驅魔趕鬼

简驱魔赶鬼 · 繁驅魔趕鬼

Mandarin · pinyin qū mó gǎn guǐ

to exorcise
to drive out evil spirits

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驅: Look up this written character
魔: mó · demon, evil spirits; magic power
趕: Look up this written character
鬼: guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
驱: qū · spur a horse on; expel, drive away
赶: gǎn · pursue, follow; expel, drive away

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1–2–3–3 · qu1 mo2 gan3 gui3

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keoi1 mo1 gon2 gwai2

Cantonese word readings for 驅魔趕鬼. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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