Taiwan Mandarin

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祭祀

jìsì·ㄐㄧˋ ㄙˋ

“to offer sacrifices to gods or ancestors; a general term for sacrificial rites honoring deities or forebears.”

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To offer sacrifice to gods or ancestors; to worship; a ceremony or ritual for worship; also a surname.

To offer sacrifices or worship; to perform ancestral rites; a year (Taiwan usage).

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祭出jì chū·ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄨto brandish (a figurative weapon, i.e. some measure intended to deal with the situation); to resort to (some tactic)