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Open the tool →画符念咒 (huà fú niàn zhòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to write or read in a cryptic or unintelligible manner, making it difficult for others to understand; to engage in obscure or incomprehensible activities, like drawing talismans and chanting spells”.
画符念咒 is pronounced huà fú niàn zhòu in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 画符念咒 means “draw talismans and chant incantations”. It is used to mean “to write or read in a cryptic or unintelligible manner, making it difficult for others to understand; to engage in obscure or incomprehensible activities, like drawing talismans and chanting spells”.
道士画符箓、念咒语。比喻写字、念书今人难以索解。