birth date and time (for fortune-telling)
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birth year, month, day, and hour (used in Chinese astrology)
Refers to the 'Eight Characters' (八字) derived from one's exact birth time, essential for traditional fortune-telling, marriage matching, and fate analysis.
Suàn算
mìng命
xiān先
sheng生
qǐng请
kè客
rén人
bào报
shàng上
zì自
jǐ己
de的
nián年
gēng庚
。
The fortune teller asked the customer to state his birth date and time.
Jiù旧
shí时
hūn婚
pèi配
yào要
hé合
nián年
gēng庚
，
kàn看
liǎng两
rén人
bā八
zì字
shì是
fǒu否
xiāng相
hé合
。
In the past, marriage matching required comparing birth dates to see if the couple's Eight Characters were compatible.
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Qǐng请
wèn问
nín您
de的
nián年
gēng庚
shì是
hé何
shí时
？
Wǒ我
xū需
yào要
pái排
bā八
zì字
。
May I ask what your birth date and time is? I need to cast your Eight Characters.
Nián年
gēng庚
bā八
zì字
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
mìng命
lǐ理
xué学
de的
jī基
chǔ础
。
The birth date and Eight Characters are the foundation of traditional Chinese astrology.