jiào
杯珓
divination blocks
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
divination blocks; fortune-telling objects
通常由两片竹、木或玉制成，形状多为新月形或蚌壳形，用于投掷以判断吉凶。常见于寺庙或民间信仰活动。也写作‘筊’或‘玟’。
Tā他
zài在
shén神
xiàng像
qián前
zhì掷
jiào珓
，
xún询
wèn问
yuǎn远
xíng行
shì是
fǒu否
píng平
ān安
。
He cast the divination blocks before the deity statue to ask whether the long journey would be safe.
Qiú求
qiān签
zhì掷
jiào珓
shì是
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
mín民
jiān间
zhān占
bǔ卜
fāng方
shì式
。
Drawing lots and casting divination blocks are common folk divination methods.
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Bēi杯
jiào珓
yī一
fǔ俯
yī一
yǎng仰
chēng称
wéi为
‘‘
shèng圣
jiào珓
’
，
biǎo表
shì示
shén神
yì意
yǔn允
kě可
。
When the two blocks land with one facing up and the other down, it's called a 'holy response,' indicating divine approval.