民間 mín jiān - folk; traditional

醫療 yī liáo - medical treatment; healthcare

撫慰 fǔ wèi - to comfort; to soothe

心靈 xīn líng - mind; spirit

收驚 shōu jīng - a traditional ritual to calm someone after a fright

獨特 dú tè - unique; distinctive

信仰 xìn yǎng - belief; faith

三魂七魄 sān hún qī pò - the "three souls and seven spirits" in Chinese folk belief

靈魂 líng hún - soul; spirit

維持 wéi chí - to maintain; to keep

精神 jīng shén - mental state; spirit

能量 néng liàng - energy

平衡 píng héng - balance

衝擊 chōng jí - shock; impact

出車禍 chū chē huò - to be in a traffic accident

場景 chǎng jǐng - scene; setting

鬼 guǐ - ghost; spirit

魂魄 hún pò - soul; spirit

被嚇散 bèi xià sàn - to have one's spirit scattered by fear

被嚇跑 bèi xià pǎo - to have one's spirit frightened away

巨大 jù dà - huge; enormous

衝擊 chōng jí - shock; impact

心神 xīn shén - mind; mental state

安寧 ān níng - peaceful; calm

神明 shén míng - deity; god

力量 lì liàng - power; strength

符咒 fú zhòu - talisman and incantation

特定 tè dìng - specific; particular

法器 fǎ qì - ritual object; ceremonial tool

總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī - in short; all in all

游離在外 yóu lí zài wài - wandering outside (the body)

召喚 zhào huàn - to summon; to call back

安撫 ān fǔ - to comfort; to calm

受創 shòu chuàng - traumatized; emotionally hurt

精神安定劑 jīng shén ān dìng jì - tranquilizer; emotional stabilizer

疾病 jí bìng - illness; disease

西醫 xī yī - Western medicine; Western doctor

精神狀態 jīng shén zhuàng tài - mental condition; state of mind

不對勁 bú duì jìn - not right; something feels wrong

在半夜驚醒 zài bàn yè jīng xǐng - to wake up suddenly in the middle of the night

脹氣 zhàng qì - bloating; gas

失眠 shī mián - insomnia

閉上眼睛 bì shàng yǎn jīng - to close one's eyes

做惡夢 zuò è mèng - to have a nightmare

精神恍惚 jīng shén huǎng hū - absent-minded; mentally dazed

喪禮 sāng lǐ - funeral

莫名 mò míng - for no apparent reason; inexplicably

頭暈 tóu yūn - dizziness

冒冷汗 mào lěng hàn - to break out in a cold sweat

胸悶 xiōng mēn - chest tightness

畏寒 wèi hán - to feel unusually sensitive to cold

行天宮 Xíng Tiān Gōng - Xingtian Temple

年齡 nián líng / 年紀 nián jì - age

拿三炷香 ná sān zhù xiāng - to hold three sticks of incense

胸前背後 xiōng qián bèi hòu - in front of the chest and behind the back

上下揮動 shàng xià huī dòng - to wave up and down

磁場 cí chǎng - aura; energy field

由上往下，由內往外 yóu shàng wǎng xià, yóu nèi wǎng wài - from top to bottom, from inside to outside

撥開 bō kāi - to brush away; to clear away

晃一晃 huàng yí huàng - to wave; to shake gently

口中 kǒu zhōng - in one's mouth; while speaking

默念 mò niàn - to recite silently

請神咒 qǐng shén zhòu - invocation chant to invite a deity

頭頂 tóu dǐng - top of the head

用香輕點一下 yòng xiāng qīng diǎn yí xià - to gently touch someone with incense

安撫魂魄 ān fǔ hún pò - to calm and comfort the soul

祈禱 qí dǎo - to pray

身前身後 shēn qián shēn hòu - in front of and behind the body

揮動 huī dòng - to wave; to move back and forth

米 mǐ - rice (uncooked)

蓋上去 gài shàng qù - to cover with; to place over

心理作用 xīn lǐ zuò yòng - placebo effect; psychological effect

有效 yǒu xiào - effective; works

安全感 ān quán gǎn - sense of security

踏實 tà shi - reassured; at ease; grounded

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