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收惊
shōujīng
Description
收惊是一种传统的民间做法，人们相信小孩受到惊吓后，可以用它来让孩子安静下来。
"收惊" is a traditional folk practice believed to calm children after they are frightened.
在台湾和中国南方，很多人还是会带小孩去庙里收惊。
In Taiwan and southern China, many people still take children to temples for "收惊".
Meanings
收惊shōujīng
folk ritual to calm a frightened child or person
妈妈带宝宝去收惊。
Mom took the baby to calm their nerves.
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Notes
- Etymology
收 (gather/take back) + 惊 (fright), literally "gather back the fright".
- Nuance
a cultural/folk-religion term; common in Taiwan and southern China, no direct English equivalent.
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