summon spirits
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d à NGH ú NSH è P à, which means to shake the soul. From Ni Huanzhi.
The origin of Idioms
Ye Shengtao's "Ni Huanzhi" 10: "the Lantern Festival is naturally very lively and spectacular. Every night there is a new name, and every night there is a thrilling scene that anesthetizes the audience."
Idiom usage
As a predicate or attributive.
summon spirits
have one 's own way of doing things - zì zuò zhǔ zhāng
There are many branches and leaves - zhī liú yè bù
restrict sb . 's activities to a designated area or sphere - huà dì wéi láo
Eating pines and drinking streams - cān sōng yǐn jiàn
Make fun of the wind and the moon - tiáo fēng nòng yuè