giải bùa
Definition
- Verb:
- To break a curse, to remove a spell: The action of performing rituals, using incantations, or applying remedies to neutralize or eliminate a curse, hex, or malevolent magical influence that has been cast upon a person, object, or place.
- To counteract magic: The process of undoing the effects of sorcery or witchcraft.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Người thầy cúng đang cố gắng giải bùa cho cô gái. (The shaman is trying to break the curse on the girl.)
- Họ tin rằng lá cây này có thể giải bùa. (They believe this leaf can remove the spell.)
- Sau khi bị yểm bùa, gia đình anh ấy phải tìm cách giải bùa. (After being hexed, his family had to find a way to lift the curse.)
Advanced Usage
- "Làm lễ giải bùa": to perform a curse-breaking ceremony.
- Một buổi lễ giải bùa đã được tổ chức tại ngôi đền. (A curse-breaking ceremony was held at the temple.)
Variants and Related Words
- Giải (verb): to solve, to untie, to release. In this compound, it carries the meaning of "to undo" or "to release from."
- Bùa (noun): a charm, an amulet, a spell. Often refers to a talisman used for protection or, conversely, for casting harmful magic.
- Yểm bùa (verb): to cast a spell, to put a hex on someone/something. This is the opposite action of .
- Bùa ngải (noun): a general term for charms and sorcery, often with a negative connotation.
Synonyms
- Trừ tà: to exorcise evil spirits. While related, focuses more on expelling evil entities, whereas focuses on neutralizing a specific spell.
- Hóa giải: to resolve, to dissolve (a conflict, a negative condition). Can be used in a broader, sometimes metaphorical sense, but can apply to magical contexts.
- Gỡ bùa: to remove a charm/spell. Very close in meaning, emphasizing the physical or ritualistic act of removal.
Related Phrases
- Bị ếm bùa: to be under a spell/cursed.
- Anh ta hành xử kỳ lạ như thể bị ếm bùa. (He behaves strangely as if he is under a spell.)
- Tìm thầy giải bùa: to seek a sorcerer/priest to break a curse.
- Gia đình phải tìm thầy giải bùa cho đứa trẻ. (The family had to seek a master to break the curse for the child.)
Related Idioms
- Giải bùa mê: to break a spell of infatuation/delusion. This is a metaphorical extension, meaning to make someone see reason or break free from a foolish obsession.
- Cô ấy cần một cú sốc để giải bùa mê mà gã đó đã yểm lên cô. (She needs a shock to break the spell of infatuation that guy cast on her.)