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招魂扬幡 — Chinese Idiom

招魂扬幡 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to advocate for the revival of old, obsolete, or defunct ideas, customs, or systems; to champion a cause that is already dead or outdated”.

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招魂扬幡 Pronunciation and Pinyin

招魂扬幡 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
招
zhāo8beckon, attract, confess, trick
魂
hún14soul or spirit
扬
yáng6raise, praise, or scatter
幡
fān15suddenly changing mind

Example Sentence with 招魂扬幡

有些传统手艺虽然已经不适应现代生活,但仍有人试图招魂扬幡,希望它们能重新焕发生机。
Though some traditional crafts are no longer suitable for modern life, there are still people attempting to advocate for their revival, hoping they can regain vitality.

Idioms Related to 招魂扬幡

Synonyms of 招魂扬幡

  • yáng扬fān幡zhāo招hún魂Advocate for reviving obsolete things

More idioms starting with 招

  • zhāo招zhī之bù不lái来,,huī麾zhī之bù不qù去unswayed by command, firm in principles
  • zhāo招zhī之jí即lái来,,huī挥zhī之jí即qù去at one's beck and call
  • zhāo招shì事rě惹fēi非stir up trouble
  • zhāo招wáng亡nà纳pàn叛recruit defectors and harbor traitors
  • zhāo招bīng兵mǎi买mǎ马recruit talent and expand forces
  • zhāo招jūn军mǎi买mǎ马raise an army
  • zhāo招yáo摇zhuàng撞piàn骗swindle and cheat by false pretenses
  • zhāo招yáo摇guò过shì市flaunt oneself ostentatiously in public
  • zhāo招shì是rě惹fēi非stir up trouble
  • zhāo招shì是lǎn揽fēi非invite trouble and stir up disputes
  • zhāo招shì是bān搬fēi非sow discord and stir up trouble
  • zhāo招shì是shēng生fēi非stir up trouble for no reason

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Questions about 招魂扬幡

What does 招魂扬幡 mean?

招魂扬幡 (zhāo hún yáng fān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to advocate for the revival of old, obsolete, or defunct ideas, customs, or systems; to champion a cause that is already dead or outdated”.

How do you pronounce 招魂扬幡?

招魂扬幡 is pronounced zhāo hún yáng fān in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 招魂扬幡?

魂:灵魂;招魂:招回灵魂;幡:一种垂直悬挂的窄长的旗子。比喻为死亡的旧事物复活进行鼓吹

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