practice divination; tell fortune by casting lots
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Meanings
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to practice divination (by calculating heavenly stems and earthly branches, shaking coins, etc.)
technicalA technical term from traditional Chinese divination methods, particularly associated with Liuren (六壬) or similar systems. Often involves finger-counting to determine stem-branch combinations.
Dào道
shi士
qǐ起
kè课
zhī之
hòu后
，
shuō说
zhè这
cì次
chū出
xíng行
bù不
yí宜
yuǎn远
xíng行
。
After practicing divination, the Taoist priest said this was not a good time for long-distance travel.
Tā她
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
dōu都
yào要
qǐ起
kè课
，
kàn看
kan看
jīn今
tiān天
de的
yùn运
shì势
rú如
hé何
。
She practices divination every morning to see what kind of luck the day will bring.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
qǐ起
kè课
de的
fāng方
fǎ法
lì历
shǐ史
yōu悠
jiǔ久
，
yuán源
yú于
gǔ古
dài代
de的
liù六
rén壬
shù术
。
This divination method has a long history, originating from the ancient Liuren technique.
Tā他
xué学
huì会
le了
yòng用
tóng铜
qián钱
qǐ起
kè课
，
jīng经
cháng常
gěi给
péng朋
you友
men们
zhān占
bǔ卜
。
He learned to practice divination using copper coins and often tells fortunes for his friends.