粵

打daa2醮ziu3

daa2 ziu3dǎ jiào

English

  1. Tai ping qing jiao, perform a Taoist ritual
  2. (of folk religion) to da jiu; to hold Tai Ping Ching Chiu; to hold a series of Taoist rituals to pacify the community

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 民間宗教活動,指地方社群舉辦連串道教科儀,向神祇謝罪祈福、酬謝神恩,以求潔淨社區

Examples

  • 西貢白沙灣觀音誕會打醮。

    Residents da jiu on Kwun Yam's birthday in Pak Sha Wan, Sai Kung.

  • 其實香港有唔少地方社區都會打醮。

    In fact many local communities in Hong Kong hold rituals for pacifying themselves.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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