chèn
谶
prophecy; omen; augury
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
prophecy; omen (especially a superstitious prediction that comes true)
literaryOriginally used in religious and apocryphal texts (谶纬). Now mostly appears in set phrases like 一语成谶 or historical contexts.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
jù句
chèn谶
yǔ语
，
hòu后
lái来
guǒ果
rán然
yìng应
yàn验
le了
。
This was a prophetic statement that later came true.
Tā他
dāng当
nián年
shuō说
de的
wán玩
xiào笑
huà话
，
jìng竟
chéng成
le了
yī一
yǔ语
chéng成
chèn谶
。
The joke he made back then unexpectedly became a prophecy that came true.
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Tú图
chèn谶
zhī之
xué学
zài在
Hàn汉
dài代
shí十
fēn分
liú流
xíng行
。
The study of chart prophecies was very popular during the Han Dynasty.
Chèn谶
wěi纬
shì是
Hàn汉
dài代
zhòng重
yào要
de的
shén神
xué学
sī思
xiǎng想
。
Chenwei (prophecies and apocrypha) was an important theological ideology in the Han Dynasty.