ba hồn chín vía

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Chinese 三魂九魄 (tam hồn cửu phách, literally three hun, nine po).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ba hồn chín vía

  1. (occult, typically in summoning rituals) the three hun and nine po of a dead female person

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