步罡踏斗

Mandarin · pinyin bù gāng tà dǒu

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  1. to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
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步
bù · step, pace; walk, stroll
罡
gāng · the stars making up the handle of the Big Dipper (Alkaid, Mizar, and Alioth)
踏
tà · step on, trample, tread on, walk
斗
dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii
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4–1–4–3 · bu4 gang1 ta4 dou3

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bou6 gong1 daap6 dau2

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步罡踏斗 · bu4 gang1 ta4 dou3
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Exact source record步罡踏斗 步罡踏斗 [bu4 gang1 ta4 dou3] /to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)/