放焰口 fàng yàn kǒu

Buddhist rite to feed hungry ghosts

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to feed the starving ghosts (i.e. offer sacrifice to protect the departed spirit)

Characters

Character Meaning
放 fàng HSK 3
to put; to place; to release
焰 yàn HSK 6
flame; variant of 焰yàn
口 kǒu HSK 3
mouth