tell fortune; practice divination
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Meanings
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to tell someone's fortune by calculating their birth data (bazi) using yin-yang and five elements; to practice divination
Refers to the traditional Chinese practice of fate calculation based on the Four Pillars of Destiny (birth year, month, day, and hour). Often viewed as superstition in modern contexts but remains culturally significant in some communities.
Tā他
měi每
nián年
dōu都
huì会
qù去
zhǎo找
suàn算
mìng命
xiān先
sheng生
suàn算
mìng命
。
He goes to a fortune teller every year.
Suàn算
mìng命
de的
shuō说
tā她
jīn今
nián年
huì会
yǒu有
táo桃
huā花
yùn运
。
The fortune teller said she will have luck in romance this year.
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Wǒ我
bù不
xiāng相
xìn信
suàn算
mìng命
，
mìng命
yùn运
zhǎng掌
wò握
zài在
zì自
jǐ己
shǒu手
zhōng中
。
I don't believe in fortune telling; destiny is in one's own hands.
Lù路
biān边
yǒu有
gè个
suàn算
mìng命
tān摊
，
wéi围
zhe着
hǎo好
jǐ几
gè个
rén人
。
There was a fortune-telling stall by the roadside, surrounded by several people.