咒语
zhòuyǔ
The Chinese word for the magic word "abracadabra" is 咒语 (zhòuyǔ).
咒语 is used as an interjection to indicate that a magic trick or an illusion has been performed.
Meaning: used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed (intj)
How do you pronounce it?
zhòuyǔ
Did you know?
- In traditional Chinese folk belief, the power of a 咒语 was thought to come from the 'true name' of an object or spirit rather than a mystical word like 'abracadabra'.
- The term 咒语 is composed of two characters where 咒 means 'to curse' or 'to chant' and 语 means 'language' or 'speech'.
- In many traditional Chinese performing arts, magicians might use the term 变 (biàn), which literally means 'to change' or 'to transform', to signal a magic moment.
Example conversation
Yuting is showing Wei a magic trick with a coin.
- 雨婷 Yuting你看，现在我有了一枚硬币。nǐ kàn, xiànzài wǒ yǒule yī méi yìngbì.Look, now I have a coin.
- 伟 Wei然后呢？ránhòu ne?And then?
- 雨婷 Yuting咒语！硬币不见了！zhòuyǔ! yìngbì bùjiàn le!Abracadabra! The coin is gone!
- 伟 Wei太神奇了，雨婷！tài shénqí le, Yǔtíng!That's amazing, Yuting!
