Definition

1. Verb:
   • To call up the soul (of a dead person): The act of performing a ritual to summon or invoke the spirit of a deceased individual, often for communication or guidance. This is a traditional spiritual practice.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người thầy cúng đang chiêu hồn người đã khuất. (The shaman is calling up the soul of the deceased.)
  • Theo tín ngưỡng dân gian, có thể chiêu hồn người chết vào đêm giao thừa. (According to folk belief, one can call up the souls of the dead on New Year's Eve.)

Advanced Usage

• "Lễ chiêu hồn": A soul-summoning ceremony/ritual.
  • Gia đình tổ chức lễ chiêu hồn để tưởng nhớ ông bà. (The family held a soul-summoning ceremony to commemorate their grandparents.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chiêu (v): To summon, to recruit, to beckon. (e.g., - to recruit soldiers).
• Hồn (n): Soul, spirit. (e.g., - ghost).
• Gọi hồn (v): A synonym meaning "to call the soul".

Synonyms

• Gọi hồn: To call the soul.
• Triệu hồn: To summon the soul (often used in similar spiritual or even fantasy contexts).

Related Phrases / Compound Words

• Bùa chiêu hồn: A talisman/charm used for soul summoning.
  • Ông ta giữ một bùa chiêu hồn rất cổ. (He keeps a very old soul-summoning talisman.)

Related Idioms

• While "chiêu hồn" itself is a specific term, it can be referenced in idioms about death or the supernatural, such as:
  • "Ma chiêu hồn": A ghost that summons souls (a type of malevolent spirit in folklore).

1. To call up the soul (of a dead person)