divination; fortune-telling
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to divine; to tell fortunes by interpreting trigrams
archaicA traditional practice using the Eight Trigrams (八卦) to predict outcomes. Often considered superstitious.
Zài在
gǔ古
shí时
hou候
，
rén人
men们
cháng常
qù去
miào庙
lǐ里
zhǎo找
dào道
shi士
dǎ打
guà卦
。
In ancient times, people often went to temples to have Taoist priests divine for them.
Tā他
zuì最
jìn近
hěn很
bù不
ān安
，
zǒng总
xiǎng想
zhǎo找
rén人
dǎ打
guà卦
wèn问
qián前
chéng程
。
He's been very anxious lately and always wants to find someone to divine about his future.
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Jiē街
tóu头
nà那
wèi位
suàn算
mìng命
xiān先
sheng生
zì自
chēng称
jīng精
tōng通
dǎ打
guà卦
。
That fortune-teller on the street claims to be an expert in divination.