- the Band-tightening Spell (in 西游记 Xīyóu Jì)
- a spell or incantation for controlling sb
CEDICT
- (figurative) something used as a device of inhibition; spell or incantation used to control someone; something that is used to control or restrain another
- something used as a device of inhibition; spell or incantation used to control someone; something that is used to control or restrain another
- “band-tightening spell” recited by the monk Tang Sanzang in the classical novel Journey to the West, which causes the headband worn by Sun Wukong to contract to give Sun Wukong unbearable pain
Wiktionary
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