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incantation of the Gold Hoop (used by the Monk in the novel Pilgrimage to the West to keep the Monkey King, his disciple, under control)―something used as a controlling device

jǐn gū zhòu

紧 箍 咒

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n.incantation of the Gold Hoop (used by the Monk in the novel Pilgrimage to the West to keep the Monkey King, his disciple, under control)―something used as a controlling device
- duì tā lái shuō zhè jiù shì jǐn gū zhòu měi huí yī tīng bǎo guǎn tóu tòng
  对他来说，这就是紧箍咒，每回一听，保管头痛。
  This was surely a magic formula for him as his head ached each time he heard it.

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