棒喝

bàng hèbanghe

  1. practice in which a novice monk is shouted at or hit with a stick with the purpose of bringing about instant awakening (Buddhism)
  2. to rebuke sternly

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences