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扬幡招魂

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4-character word Traditional 揚幡招魂

What 扬幡招魂 means

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 to try to revive what is obsolete or dead

The characters in 扬幡招魂

• 扬yángto raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing
• 幡fānbanner
• 招zhāoto recruit; to provoke; to beckon
• 魂húnsoul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)