Confucian study of ethics / study of Daoism / school for Daoism in Tang and Song times / Daoist magic / another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism
照妖镜
zhào yāo jìng
magic mirror for revealing goblins / fig. way of seeing through a conspiracy
万智牌
wàn zhì pái
Magic the gathering (online fantasy game of card collecting and battling)
to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors) / memorial ceremony / (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon / (lit. and fig.) to wield
potion given to souls before they are reincarnated, which makes them forget their previous life (aka 孟婆汤[meng4 po2 tang1]) / magic potion / (fig.) bewitching words or actions
仙药
xiān yào
legendary magic potion of immortals / panacea / fig. wonder solution to a problem
刘涓子
Liú Juān zǐ
Liu Juanzi, legendary alchemist and creator of magic potions
宝葫芦
bǎo hú lu
magic gourd, granting your every wish
宝葫芦的秘密
bǎo hú lu de mì mì
Secret of the Magic Gourd (1958), prize-winning children's fairy tale by Zhang Tianyi 張天翼|张天翼[Zhang1 Tian1 yi4]
张天翼
Zhāng Tiān yì
Zhang Tianyi (1906-1985), children's writer, author of prize-winning fairy tale Secret of the Magic Gourd 寶葫蘆的秘密|宝葫芦的秘密[Bao3 hu2 lu5 de5 Mi4 mi4]