hầu bóng

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hầu bóng

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Definition
  1. Verb phrase:
    • To enter a trance state and act as a medium: Refers to the ritual practice of a medium entering a trance to allow a spirit or deity to possess their body, often for the purpose of communication, divination, or performing rituals. This is a key practice in the Vietnamese folk religion of Đạo Mẫu (Mother Goddess worship) and spirit mediumship (lên đồng).
Usage Examples
  • Verb phrase:
    • Các ông đồng, bà đồng thường hầu bóng trong các nghi lễ lên đồng. (Mediums often get into a trance and act as a medium during lên đồng rituals.)
    • Người ta tin rằng khi hầu bóng, vị thánh sẽ nhập vào thân xác của ông/bà đồng. (People believe that when the medium gets into a trance, the deity will enter the medium's body.)
Advanced Usage
  • Cultural/Religious Context: The term is almost exclusively used within the context of Vietnamese spirit mediumship and the Đạo Mẫu belief system. It describes the central, active state of the medium during a ritual.
  • Formality: This is a specialized term. In general descriptions, phrases like "go into a trance" or "perform as a medium" might be used, but "hầu bóng" carries the specific cultural and ritualistic meaning.
Variants and Related Words
  • Lên đồng (verb phrase): The broader ritual ceremony of spirit mediumship, within which the act of "hầu bóng" occurs.
  • Hầu thánh (verb phrase): A synonym meaning "to serve the deity," often used interchangeably with "hầu bóng."
  • Đồng (noun): Medium (male or female). Ông đồng (male medium), bà đồng/bà đồng (female medium).
  • Nhập đồng (verb phrase): Specifically refers to the moment the spirit possesses the medium.
Synonyms
  • Enter a trance: (Vào trạng thái nhập đồng/lên đồng). This is a more general, non-culturally specific translation.
  • Act as a medium: (Hành động với tư cách một ông/bà đồng).
Related Phrases
  • Hầu bóng hầu thánh: A common paired phrase emphasizing the act of serving the spirits/deities.
    • Cả đời bà ấy tận tụy hầu bóng hầu thánh. (She devoted her whole life to serving the spirits as a medium.)
Related Idioms
  • While there are no direct idioms with "hầu bóng" as a fixed component, the practice itself is central to many cultural sayings about fate, spirituality, and serving the divine in Vietnamese folk belief.
hầu bóng

Bà đồng đang hầu bóng trong một đền thờ.

  1. Get into a trance (and act as a medium)