a Chinese custom akin to a Voodoo doll, where a person can hire someone to use a wooden block or shoe to hit a man-shaped piece of paper with another person's name and birth date (or other details) on it, believing that it can curse one's enemy with bad luck
為
wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
什麼
sam6 mo1
what
要
jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
有
jau6
also
again
這個
ze2 go3
this one
習慣
zaap6 gwaan3
habit
呢
ni1
this
因為
jan1 wai6
due to
陽
joeng4
positive (electric.)
sun
male principle (Taoism)
Yang, opposite: 阴yīn [阴] ☯
the make genitals
bright
brilliant
pertaining to this world
a surname
the south of a hill
to north of a river
氣
hei3
gas
air
smell
weather
to make angry
to annoy
to get angry
vital energy
qi
breath
spirit
moral force
tone
atmosphere
manner
type
steam
vapor
spirit
situation
electricity
開始
hoi1 ci2
begin
發動
faat3 dung6
to launch
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